#branches

The people in general ought to have regard to the moral character of those whom they invest with authority either in the legislative, executive, or judicial branches. ↗

— John Witherspoon

#branches #character #either #executive #general

Watergate provides a model case study of the interaction and powers of each of the branches of government. It also is a morality play with a sad and dramatic ending. ↗

— Bob Woodward

#branches #case #dramatic #each #ending

A few minutes ago every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, swirling, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm like worship. But though to the outer ear these trees are now silent, their songs never cease. ↗

— John Muir

#bowing #branches #cease #ear #enthusiasm

It matters enormously to a successful democratic society like ours that we have three branches of government, each with some independence and some control over the other two. That's set out in the Constitution. ↗

— Sandra Day O'Connor

#constitution #control #democratic #democratic society #each

I often lay on that bench looking up into the tree, past the trunk and up into the branches. It was particularly fine at night with the stars above the tree. ↗

— Georgia O'Keeffe

#bench #branches #fine #i #into

To establish any mode to abolish war, however advantageous it might be to Nations, would be to take from such Government the most lucrative of its branches. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#advantageous #any #branches #establish #government

One of the most important branches of the Egyptian economy is tourism. No bikinis, no tourism. So they have to decide what to do. ↗

— Shimon Peres

#decide #economy #egyptian #important #most

Work at the same time on sky, water, branches, ground, keeping everything going on an equal basis... Don't be afraid of putting on colour... Paint generously and unhesitatingly, for it is best not to lose the first impression. ↗

— Camille Pissarro

#basis #best #branches #colour #equal

My present work concerns the problems connected with the theory of elementary particles, the theory of gravitation and cosmology and I shall be glad if I can manage to make some contribution to these important branches of science. ↗

— Andrei Sakharov

#concerns #connected #contribution #cosmology #elementary

I knew, of course, that trees and plants had roots, stems, bark, branches and foliage that reached up toward the light. But I was coming to realize that the real magician was light itself. ↗

— Edward Steichen

#bark #branches #coming #course #foliage