#condemn

Religions, which condemn the pleasures of sense, drive men to seek the pleasures of power. Throughout history power has been the vice of the ascetic. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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The virtue of some people consists wholly in condemning the vices in others. ↗

— Herbert Samuel

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The whole Twitter phenomenon is really indicative of what's happening in this country. And I say this in condemnation of myself as much as anyone else - we are growing into a nation that has no time, desire or capacity for truth. All we can handle is 140 characters of knowledge. ↗

— Kurt Sutter

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I do not think that condemning people who murder and killing them necessarily sends out the right message. ↗

— Charlize Theron

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We are a fact-gathering organization only. We don't clear anybody. We don't condemn anybody. ↗

— J. Edgar Hoover

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Don't be in a hurry to condemn because he doesn't do what you do or think as you think or as fast. There was a time when you didn't know what you know today. ↗

— Malcolm X

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Well, heaven forgive him! and forgive us all! Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall: Some run from brakes of ice, and answer none: And some condemned for a fault alone. ↗

— William Shakespeare

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The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

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Society needs to condemn a little more and understand a little less. ↗

— John Major

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And, of course, they've always condemned dancing. You know, you might touch a member of the opposite sex. And you might get excited and you might do something natural. ↗

— Frank McCourt

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