#lief

Conservatism clings to what has been established, fearing that, once we begin to question the beliefs that we have inherited, all the values of life will be destroyed. ↗

— Morris Raphael Cohen

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Such is the facility with which mankind believe at one and the same time things inconsistent with one another, and so few are those who draw from what they receive as truths, any consequences but those recommended to them by their feelings, that multitudes have held the undoubting belief in an Omnipotent Author of Hell, and have nevertheless identified that being with the one best conception they were able to form of perfect goodness. ↗

— John Stuart Mill

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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated. ↗

— James Dean

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It is my own firm belief that the strength of the soul grows in proportion as you subdue the flesh. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

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We need three kinds of pitching: left handed, right handed, and relief. ↗

— Whitey Herzog

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Frankly, my fundamental beliefs have not changed. ↗

— Leon Panetta

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In other times, I could stand here and give this kind of exposition on the beliefs of the Democratic Party and that would be enough. But today that is not enough. People want more. ↗

— Barbara Jordan

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What we have to do is strike a balance between the idea that government should do everything and the idea, the belief, that government ought to do nothing. Strike a balance. ↗

— Barbara Jordan

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Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them. ↗

— George Orwell

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If the American people really come to a settled belief that Bush lied us into war, his presidency will be over. ↗

— Bill Kristol

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