"Men acquiesce in a thousand things, once righteously……" — Robert Dale Owen
"Men acquiesce in a thousand things, once righteously and boldly done, to which, if proposed to them in advance, they might find endless objections."
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Robert Dale Owen
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24 Quotes by Robert Dale Owen
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There is a measure needing courage to adopt and enforce it, which I believe to be of virtue sufficient to…
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The people are forbidden to give aid and comfort to rebels. What of a government that has the power to…
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After voluntary exertions on the part of our people to which the history of the world furnishes no parallel, is…
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We can constitutionally extirpate slavery at this time.
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Boldness and decision command, often even in evil, the respect and concurrence of mankind.
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It is idle to await unanimity.
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The worship of words is more pernicious than the worship of images. Grammatolatry is the worst species of idolatry.
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Property that endangers the safety of a nation should not be suffered to remain in the hands of its citizens.
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Men ever follow willingly a daring leader: most willingly of all, in great emergencies.
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Wisdom, prudence, forethought, these are essential. But not second to these that noble courage which adventures the right, and leaves…
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The dangers which threaten us are twofold: First, from the Confederate forces, composed of men whose earnest convictions and reckless…
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In the due exercise of your official power, in strictest accordance with law and the Constitution, you can deprive the…
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More Acquiesce Quotes
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Take the place and attitude to which you see your unquestionable right, and all men acquiesce.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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... The decrees of the Sovereign Ordainer, as related to fate and predestination, are of two kinds. Both are to…
— Bahá'u'lláh
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He alone who walks strict and upright, and who, in matters of opinion, will be contented that others should be…
— Thomas Jefferson
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A plongeur is a slave, and a wasted slave, doing stupid and largely unnecessary work. He is kept at work,…
— George Orwell
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If the children acquiesce, they may learn to suppress their anger to avoid retribution. But the rage remains inside, often…
— Unknown Author
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Some theists in evolutionary science acquiesce to these tacit rules and retain a personal faith while accepting a thoroughly naturalistic…
— Phillip E. Johnson
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That rock and roll, eh? That rock and roll, it just won't go away. It might hibernate from time to…
— Alex Turner
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Contrary to popular belief, conventional wisdom would have one believe that it is insane to resist this, the mightiest of…
— Mumia Abu-Jamal
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Ultimately, leadership is about the strength of one's convictions, the ability to endure the punches, and the energy to promote…
— Benazir Bhutto
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There is a certain indolence in us, a wish not to be disturbed, which tempts us to think that when…
— A J Muste
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Be strong: we are not here to play, to dream, to drift, we have hard work to do and loads…
— Maltbie Davenport Babcock
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Our nuclear free status means that we decline to acquiesce in the strategies of nuclear deterrence. We will not turn…
— David Lange
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