They Cannot Quotes

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In the state of nature... all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover… — Baron de Montesquieu
Democratic communities have a natural taste for freedom: left to themselves they will seek it, cherish it, and view any deprivation of it with regret.… — Alexis de Tocqueville
One of our greatest assets is that all men aspire to be equal and free. This fact haunts the rulers of the Kremlin today for… — Allen Dulles
Western elites - the beneficiaries of 60 years of peace and prosperity achieved by the sacrifices to defeat fascism and Communism - are unhappy in… — Victor Davis Hanson
Bullets cannot be recalled. They cannot be uninvented. But they can be taken out of the gun. — Martin Amis
Men are so accustomed to maintaining external order by violence that they cannot conceive of life being possible without violence. — Leo Tolstoy
It will be of little avail to the people, that the laws are made by men of their own choice, if the laws be so… — Alexander Hamilton
Those who are in love with the present can be cruel and corrupt but not genuinely vicious. They cannot be methodically and consistently ruthless. — Eric Hoffer
It is a temptation to exploit one's technique because an audience is easily reached this way, but they cannot be moved by technique alone and… — Alla Osipenko
Advertisements may be evaluated scientifically; they cannot be created scientifically. — Leo Bogart
The best learners... often make the worst teachers. They are, in a very real sense, perceptually challenged. They cannot imagine what it must be like… — Stephen Brookfield
Poverty hath slain a thousand, but riches have slain ten thousand. They are very uncertain, they promise that which they cannot perform, neither can they… — Martin Luther
So it is that good warriors take their stance on ground where they cannot lose, and do not overlook conditions that make an opponent prone… — Sun Tzu
The tragedy of young-earth creationism is that it takes a relatively recent and extreme view of Genesis, applies to it an unjustified scientific gloss, and… — Francis Collins
Free-will doctrine-what does it? It magnifies man into God. It declares God's purposes a nullity, since they cannot be carried out unless men are willing.… — Charles Spurgeon
Wise people are foolish if they cannot adapt to foolish people. — Michel de Montaigne
The core of my work is dedicated not to pleasing women, but to pleasing men. Men are like bulls. They cannot resist the red sole. — Christian Louboutin
Even the best parents have to spend so much time making ends meet that they cannot help their kids with homework or afford the extra… — Sal Albanese
People are often shy to acknowledge that they are Bengalis. They somehow take pride in saying that they cannot speak or read the language. — Mithun Chakraborty
If Christianity is a mere invention of man, and the Bible is not from God, how can infidels explain Jesus Christ? His existence in history… — J C Ryle

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