#declaration

The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Civil War-when I really think about them they all seem about as likely as the parting of the Red Sea. ↗

— Sarah Vowell

#civil #civil war #constitution #declaration #i

It is proclaimed by the great leaders of that party, by its political conventions, by its ministers of the Gospel, and by every other means they have of giving currency and importance to the declaration, that it is its mission to abolish slavery in the Union. ↗

— John H. Reagan

#conventions #currency #declaration #every #giving

I play a curator, the most American part you can think of. My work is to protect the Declaration of Independence. I work at the National Archives in Washington. ↗

— Diane Kruger

#archives #curator #declaration #i #independence

However, if the religions in essence merely repeat statements from the United Nations Human Rights Declaration, such a Declaration becomes superfluous; an ethic is more than rights. ↗

— Hans Kung

#declaration #essence #ethic #however #human

Today, war of necessity is used by critics of military action to describe unavoidable response to an attack like that on Pearl Harbor that led to our prompt, official declaration of war, while they characterize as unwise wars of choice the wars in Korea, Vietnam and the current war in Iraq. ↗

— William Safire

#attack #characterize #choice #critics #current

With the adoption of the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, the international community sent out a clear message that gender based violence will not be tolerated. ↗

— Jenny Shipley

#against #based #clear #clear message #community

Everything at some point has been declared the root of all evil. ↗

— Criss Jami

#bad #beginning #clever #confusion #declaration

Why do yo keep doing this?" "Because I've wanted to be with you for three years, okay? That's why. ↗

— Mandy Hubbard

#romantic #love

He rips his mouth from mine as he growls, "Mine. Only mine. Only. Ever. Mine," still slamming into me, pounding me against the wall. ↗

— Mia Sheridan

#love

He pulled her back, off balance so that she fell against him, and he took her face in his two hands and held it very still while his eyes looked down into hers. Somber, truthful, painfully honest. "I love you, Chloe," he said. "Which is the most dangerous thing I could do. ↗

— Anne Stuart

#love