Deny Quote by Martha Gellhorn

“By its existence, the Peace Movement denies that governments know best; it stands for a different order of priorities: the human race comes first.”

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My definition of what makes a journey wholly or partially horrible is boredom.

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I daresay I was the worst bed partner in five continents.

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Once you get a tyranny, you don't easily get rid of it. Much better to remember about eternal vigilance.

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One cannot deny the humanity of another without diminishing one's own.

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Not to fear a person with power--to profess, instead, one's love--is to deny that that person has power.

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Grace is ours. Let's live it! Deny it or debate it and we kill it.

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