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«Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.»
«My thinking tends to be libertarian. That is, I oppose intrusions of the state into the private realm -- as in abortion, sodomy, prostitution, pornography, drug use, or suicide, all of which I would strongly defend as matters of free choice in a representative democracy.»
«O Lord, help me not to despise or oppose what I do not understand.»
Author: William Penn (Founder) | Keywords: despise, oppose
«I should be committed to an institution immediately for even thinking I could get away with that. These two things are opposing, they oppose one another. To be a director you have to be in complete control of the set, complete control of the surroundings, and very aware of what's going on, what's being used and what's not being used... It's insanity. To be an actor you have to be, in a sense, out of control.»
«Men are strong only so long as they represent a strong idea. They become powerless when they oppose it.»
Author: Sigmund Freud (Founder) | About: Men, Power | Keywords: oppose, powerless, represent, so long
«No government really rooted in limited, parliamentary democracy should have the power to make its citizens fight and kill and die in a war they may oppose, a war which even possibly may be wrong, a war which, in any case, does not involve immediately the peace and freedom of the nation.»
«Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty.»
«Let no one oppose this belief of mine with that well-worn proverb: 'He who builds on the people builds on mud»
«Let what will be said or done, preserve your sang froid immovably, and to every obstacle oppose patience, perseverance and soothing language»
«Oppose not rage while rage is in its force, but give it way a while and let it waste.»

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