#common sense

Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper chamber, if he has common sense on the ground floor. ↗

— Oliver Wendell Holmes

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We should restore a proper balance in environmental regulation and energy production that is based on common sense, not political agendas. ↗

— Mac Thornberry

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I am outraged that a House member has tried through this provision to breach the traditional confidentiality of individual Americans' tax returns. There is no reason for this measure, and this last-minute act violates all principles of judgment and common sense. ↗

— John Warner

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Common sense varies among the young, as among the old. ↗

— John Edward Christopher Hill

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Common sense should tell us that there is no reason for civilians to have access to easily concealable handguns with the capability to shoot through body armor. ↗

— Carl Levin

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Most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one's mistakes. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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Our best theories are not only truer than common sense, they make more sense than common sense. ↗

— David Deutsch

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And I know that the younger generation is doing things that are so ingenious. And for them it's not a matter of a political belief or an environmental stance. It's really just common sense. ↗

— Daryl Hannah

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My view on issues is based on common sense, and my experience as a mother of four children, as a sole parent, and as a businesswoman running a fish and chip shop. ↗

— Pauline Hanson

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We have drained common sense out of our politics. The more we focus on tactics and games, the more good people check out and give up. ↗

— Deval Patrick

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