#actions

Men like Hitler and Stalin and their immediate lieutenants cannot plead in defence of their actions that these were justified by the accepted values of that time. ↗

— Douglas Hurd

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One of the great attractions of patriotism - it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what's more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

#able #attractions #bully #cheat #feeling

I didn't have a lot of overtly political songs. I think it was more the actions of the group that were threatening to the authorities, and also our political philosophies apart from the music. ↗

— Greg Ginn

#also #apart #authorities #group #i

It is our less conscious thoughts and our less conscious actions which mainly mould our lives and the lives of those who spring from us. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#conscious #less #lives #mainly #mould

Strong convictions precede great actions. ↗

— James Freeman Clarke

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It would be immoral to walk away from the consequences of our actions, leaving behind anarchy and civil war in Iraq. ↗

— Kenneth Clarke

#anarchy #away #behind #civil #civil war

There's a new medical crisis. Doctors are reporting that many men are having allergic reactions to latex condoms. They say they cause severe swelling. So what's the problem? ↗

— Phyllis Diller

#cause #condoms #crisis #doctors #having

The formula 'Two and two make five' is not without its attractions. ↗

— Fyodor Dostoevsky

#five #formula #make #two #without

These sorts of things can happen, identities can be switched, the emotional implications are something that he has not been trained to feel. His whole life has been about separating himself from these sorts of actions. ↗

— Atom Egoyan

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Redistricting is one of the purest actions a legislative body can take. ↗

— John Engler

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