"Men are often biased in their judgment on……" — George William Norris
"Men are often biased in their judgment on account of their sympathy and their interests."
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George William Norris
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20 Quotes by George William Norris
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Lincoln would be just like me. He wouldn't know what the hell to do.
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No nation ought to keep a navy larger than is necessary to do police duty.
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During practically all of my public life, I have been a sincere advocate of an agreement between the leading nations…
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The first war zone was declared by Great Britain. She gave us and the world notice of it on the…
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The reason given by the President in asking Congress to declare war against Germany is that the German government has…
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There is not much danger of the smaller nations if the big nations will behave.
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First, we could have defied both of them and could have gone to war against both of these nations for…
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And when it is done, we ought to follow the example by disarming ourselves.
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Fourth, we might have declared an embargo against the shipping from American ports of any merchandise to either one of…
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I am bitterly opposed to my country entering the war, but if, notwithstanding my opposition, we do enter it, all…
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I think we ought to take the world as it is and not as we would like to have it.
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If the world is disarmed, and remains disarmed, there will be no more world wars.
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