#gains

There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots - suspicion. ↗

— Demosthenes

#against #democracies #despots #especially #generally

Were there contacts over time between Iraq and al-Qaeda? Yes, there were efforts made to communicate. We found no evidence of collaboration in any effort to mount any kind of operation against the United States' interests. ↗

— Richard Ben-Veniste

#al-qaeda #any #between #collaboration #communicate

I am not against hasty marriages, where a mutual flame is fanned by an adequate income. ↗

— Will Durant

#against #am #flame #hasty #i

Our investments in data, Internet and international have been particularly timely and have positioned the company to post industry-leading incremental revenue gains. ↗

— Bernard Ebbers

#company #data #gains #incremental #international

In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. ↗

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

#against #complex #councils #disastrous #exists

You know, I am against lynching and lynching is a tendency of the people. ↗

— Jacques Verges

#am #i #i am #know #lynching

I just feel like it would be so against my personality to have this struggle in tennis and just give up. I know it's not me, not who I am, and that would probably affect other parts of my life. ↗

— Michael Chang

#against #am #feel #give #i

As a revelation from God, they have stood the test of many ages; and as such maintained their ground against every species of enemy, and every mode of attack. Truth is mighty, and must prevail. ↗

— Adam Clarke

#ages #attack #enemy #every #god

What kind of people do they think we are? Is it possible they do not realize that we shall never cease to persevere against them until they have been taught a lesson which they and the world will never forget? ↗

— Winston Churchill

#been #cease #forget #kind #lesson

Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement - and we will make the goal. ↗

— Robert Collier

#against #bit #encouragement #goal #knows