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Talent is a faculty that is highly developed, but genius commands all the faculties. ↗

— Francis Herbert Hedge

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One of the great questions of philosophy is, do we innately have morality, or do we get it from celestial dictation? A study of the Ten Commandments is a very good way of getting into and resolving that issue. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

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The American President resembles the commander of a ship at sea. He must have a helm to grasp, a course to steer, a port to seek. ↗

— Henry Adams

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Tears are the symbol of the inability of the soul to restrain its emotion and retain its self command. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

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When we wrote the Constitution, the intention was to give the commander in chief the authority how to use the forces when you authorize him to be able to use the forces. ↗

— Joe Biden

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When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world. ↗

— George Washington Carver

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I neither will aspire to nor will I accept, the position of president of the council of state and commander in chief. ↗

— Fidel Castro

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Tis a dainty thing to command, though twere but a flock of sheep. ↗

— Miguel de Cervantes

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Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey. ↗

— Denis Diderot

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You talked about national identity cards and the terrorism bill. We have made a government that has grown used to viewing us as subjects, has grown used to seeing its role as commanding us. ↗

— Malcolm Wallop

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