#against

Having proceeded to this length, for which they are now ripe, we shall have a formidable rebellion against reason, the principle of all government, and against the very name of liberty. ↗

— Henry Knox

#formidable #government #having #length #liberty

Our political machine, composed of thirteen independent sovereignties, have been perpetually operating against each other and against the federal head ever since the peace. ↗

— Henry Knox

#been #composed #each #ever #federal

My level of cynicism about the reasons that took us to war against Iraq remain just as well-developed as they were before I went. ↗

— Ted Koppel

#against #before #cynicism #i #iraq

You know, for most of its life bluegrass has had this stigma of being all straw hats and hay bales and not necessarily the most sophisticated form of music. Yet you can't help responding to its honesty. It's music that finds its way deep into your soul because it's strings vibrating against wood and nothing else. ↗

— Alison Krauss

#because #being #bluegrass #deep #else

To put away one's own original thoughts in order to take up a book is a sin against the Holy Ghost. ↗

— Barbara Tuchman

#away #book #ghost #holy #holy ghost

All presidents rail against the press. It goes with the turf. ↗

— Helen Thomas

#goes #presidents #press #rail #turf

The human race's prospects of survival were considerably better when we were defenceless against tigers than they are today when we have become defenceless against ourselves. ↗

— Arnold J. Toynbee

#against #become #better #considerably #human

Once you achieve a certain level of success or fame, it becomes really difficult to go against type. ↗

— Famke Janssen

#against #becomes #certain #certain level #difficult

The natural urge when running a distance is to push harder and finish sooner - to race against time. Every second behind a deadline is a little defeat. ↗

— Joe Henderson

#behind #deadline #defeat #distance #every

You can go into Mark Twain's material and prove anything you want. He was against war. He was for war. He was against rich people and he was for them. He was a kaleidoscope. ↗

— Hal Holbrook

#anything #go #into #kaleidoscope #mark