#ideal

A democracy, the realistic observer is forced to conclude, is likely to be idealistic in its feelings about itself, but imperialistic about its practice. ↗

— Irving Babbitt

#conclude #democracy #feelings #forced #idealistic

I regard the principle of conscription of life as a flat contradiction of all our cherished ideals of individual freedom, democratic liberty and Christian teaching. ↗

— Roger Nash Baldwin

#christian #conscription #contradiction #democratic #flat

I think it's really terrifying that a country based on the foundations and ideals of God, is now systematically removing God from everything. Everything! ↗

— Stephen Baldwin

#country #everything #foundations #god #i

Jewish intellectuals contributed a great deal to insure that Europe became a continent of humanism, and it is with these humanist ideals that Europe must now intervene in the Middle East conflict. ↗

— Daniel Barenboim

#conflict #continent #contributed #deal #east

The man who never makes a mistake always takes orders from one who does. No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her own way is without enemies. ↗

— Daisy Bates

#does #her #his #ideal #makes

There is no dream of love, however ideal it may be, which does not end up with a fat, greedy baby hanging from the breast. ↗

— Charles Baudelaire

#does #dream #end #fat #greedy

In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: the ideal should be to be capable of loving a woman or a man; either, a human being, without feeling fear, restraint, or obligation. ↗

— Simone de Beauvoir

#capable #either #fear #feeling #heterosexuality

Dachshunds are ideal dogs for small children, as they are already stretched and pulled to such a length that the child cannot do much harm one way or the other. ↗

— Robert Benchley

#already #cannot #child #children #dogs

My ideal travel companions are my family. ↗

— Pharrell Williams

#family #ideal #travel

We're all idealistic when young. ↗

— Pat Oliphant

#young