#against

The difficulties of conducting espionage against the Soviet Union in the Soviet Union were such that historically the Agency had backed away from the task. ↗

— Aldrich Ames

#agency #away #backed #conducting #difficulties

All I know is that these two gases both had a quite extraordinary effect, and that there was no respirator, and no protection against them that we knew of. So the soldiers would have been unable to protect themselves against this gas in any way. ↗

— Albert Speer

#any #been #both #effect #extraordinary

The worst crime against working people is a company which fails to operate at a profit. ↗

— Samuel Gompers

#company #crime #fails #operate #people

Why is Slavery so much condemn'd and strove against in one Case, and so highly applauded and held so necessary and so sacred in another? ↗

— Mary Astell

#another #applauded #case #condemn #held

I'm against this huge globalisation on the basis of economic advantage. ↗

— David Attenborough

#against #basis #economic #globalisation #huge

We need to punch back against the extremes of both the left and the right and define the terms of the debate ourselves. ↗

— John Avlon

#back #both #debate #define #extremes

You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by; but some of them are golden only because we let them slip by. ↗

— James M. Barrie

#against #because #been #golden #hours

The one thing that I know government is good for is countervailing against monopoly. It's not great at that either, but it's the only force I know that is fairly reliable. ↗

— John Perry Barlow

#either #fairly #force #good #government

Today I would say, 'I am against plastic surgery.' It's a grave act. An act that touches our soul. It was frightening. ↗

— Emmanuelle Beart

#against #am #frightening #grave #i

Women are obviously much more discriminated against than men in many ways. ↗

— Ann Beattie

#discriminated #many #men #more #much