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Tempered Quotes by Voltaire
- An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.
- The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.
- The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination.
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- To be a good actor... it is necessary to have a firmly tempered soul, to be surprised at nothing, to resume each… — Sarah Bernhardt
- The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and assistance to foreign hands should be curtailed, lest Rome fall. — Taylor Caldwell
- It seldom happens that any felicity comes so pure as not to be tempered and allayed by some mixture of sorrow. — Miguel de Cervantes
- As the war on terrorism spreads and prolongs, the fruits of ending the threat of terrorism around the world will be tempered… — Charles Bass
- The job of a teacher is to excite in the young a boundless sense of curiosity about life, so that the growing… — John Garrett
- Action is thought tempered by illusion. — Elbert Hubbard
- Beware the cute, hot guy who kind of reminds you of the parent you don't get along with: your cold, distant father… — Merrill Markoe
- The budget should be balanced, the treasury refilled, public debt reduced, the arrogance of officialdom tempered and controlled, and the assistance to… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
- Great American power and responsibility are not unprecedented, and have been used with restraint and great benefit in the past. We have… — Jimmy Carter
- Nobody objects to a woman being a good writer or sculptor or geneticist if at the same time she manages to be… — Marya Mannes
- I have always tempered my killing with respect for the game pursued. I see the animal not only as a target, but… — Fred Bear
- We think we have to be a certain way because we have been taught to be a certain way. Actually the only… — H. W. L. Poonja