"Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than……" — Winston Churchill
"Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization."
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1,057 Quotes by Winston Churchill
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Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
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Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the…
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You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.
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Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.
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The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.
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A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
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Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and…
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A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
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The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.
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Never, never, never give up.
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The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.
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I'd love to be a diva. But I'd then have to send so many apology notes for my abhorrent behaviour.
— Amy Adams
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I may find Saddam Hussein's regime abhorrent - any normal person would - but the survival of it is in…
— Tony Blair
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While the behavior of the Russian government, Putin and Putin punks are abhorrent, nothing will be changed by boycotting the…
— David Mixner
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It is abhorrent to me when a fine intelligence is paired with an unsavory character.
— Albert Einstein
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With faith in the merciful Redeemer and His power, potential despair turns to hope. One's very heart and desires change,…
— D. Todd Christofferson
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Studios have been trying to get rid of the actor for a long time and now they can do it.…
— James Coburn
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Let me be clear: I support the Civil Rights Act because I overwhelmingly agree with the intent of the legislation,…
— Rand Paul
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Can anything be imagined more abhorrent to every sentiment of generosity and justice, than the law which arms the rich…
— William C. Bryant
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NVC suggests behind every action, however ineffective, tragic, violent, or abhorrent to us, is an attempt to meet a need.
— Marshall B. Rosenberg
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The challenge is to lend conviction even to the voices which advocate views I find personally abhorrent, whether they are…
— Orhan Pamuk
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The great masses of men, though theoretically free, are seen to submit supinely to oppression and exploitation of a hundred…
— H. L. Mencken
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Crime is based upon need, making money. Â People sell drugs to make money. Â But if everybody is cared…
— Jacque Fresco
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