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taught-us opinion remember
I remember it was with extreme difficulty that I could bring my master to understand the meaning of the word opinion, or how a point could be disputable; because reason taught us to affirm or deny only where we are certain; and beyond our knowledge we cannot do either. Jonathan Swift
taught-us evil religion
Religion taught us to return good for evil. Mahatma Gandhi
taught-us justice sublime
Christ , in the parable of the vine dressers, has taught us a sublime lesson of justice, by showing that to the things which are not our own, we can have no just claim. James F. Cooper
taught-us profound problem
Our experience has taught us that with goodwill a negotiated solution can be found for even the most profound problems. Nelson Mandela
taught-us life-is this-life
If anything in this life is certain...if history has taught us anything, it's that you cn kill anyone. Mario Puzo
taught-us leader flags
You have taught us much. Come with us and join the movement." "This movement of yours, does it have slogans?" inquired the Chink. "Right on!" they cried. And they quoted him some. "Your movement, does it have a flag?" asked the Chink. "You bet!" and they described their emblem. "And does your movement have leaders?" "Great leaders." "Then shove it up your butts," said the Chink. "I have taught you nothing. Tom Robbins
taught-us study one-thing
If there's one thing that a study of history has taught us, it is that things can always get worse. Neil Gaiman
taught-us mind paper
In my schoolboy days I had no aversion to slavery. I was not aware there was anything wrong about it. No-one arraigned it in my hearing; the local papers said nothing against it; the local pulpit taught us that God approved it, that it was a holy thing, and that the doubter need only look in the Bible if he wished to settle his mind. Mark Twain
taught-us agency way
God gave us our agency. He taught us a way. He showed us what to do. But he gave us our agency and left us free to act as we choose to do. Gordon B. Hinckley
justice politics world
The sad duty of politics is to establish justice in a sinful world. Reinhold Niebuhr
justice way constitution
We current justices read the Constitution in the only way that we can: as 20th-century Americans. William J. Brennan
justice humanity fundamentals
Justice has nothing to do with expediency. Justice has nothing to do with any temporary standard whatever. It is rooted and grounded in the fundamental instincts of humanity. Woodrow Wilson
justice diversity vision
Justice may be blind, but we all know that diversity in the courts, as in all aspects of society, sharpens our vision and makes us a stronger nation. William J. Clinton
justice politics comedy
I love the HRC. The initials are great.
justice suffering fairness
It is better that ten guilty escape than one innocent suffer. William Blackstone
justice social-justice 21st-century
I want to be remembered as one of the great innovators among social justice advocates of the 21st Century. Van Jones
justice community suffering
Environmental justice is the movement to ensure that no community suffers disproportionate environmental burdens or goes without enjoying fair environmental benefits.
justice trying demand
We will not know our own injustice if we cannot imagine justice. We will not be free if we do not imagine freedom. We cannot demand that anyone try to attain justice and freedom who has not had a chance to imagine them as attainable. Ursula K. Le Guin
sublime triviality amount
A scrap of knowledge about sublime things is worth more than any amount about trivialities. Thomas Aquinas
sublime innocence innocent
I am not innocent. Innocence is a science of the sublime. And I am only at the very beginning of the apprenticeship. Helene Cixous
sublime sorrow christianity
Christianity has made martyrdom sublime, and sorrow triumphant. Edwin Hubbel Chapin
sublime events wonderful
What wonderful things are events! The least are of greater importance than the most sublime and comprehensive speculations. Benjamin Disraeli
sublime essentials thieves
If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it is in wickedness. You spit on a petty thief, but you can't deny a kind of respect for the great criminal. Denis Diderot
sublime borders ridiculous
When authors and critics talk of the sublime, they see not how nearly it borders on the ridiculous. Thomas Paine
sublime elements canyons
The elements that unite to make the Grand Canyon the most sublime spectacle in nature are multifarious and exceedingly diverse. John Wesley Powell
sublime treasure poverty
Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty. Francis of Assisi