#measures

All new states are invested, more or less, by a class of noisy, second-rate men who are always in favor of rash and extreme measures, but Texas was absolutely overrun by such men. ↗

— Sam Houston

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And while the U.S. can never be 100 percent safe from a future strike, our government is working around the clock on measures to protect the American people. ↗

— Roger Wicker

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Over the past two years, the House has passed more than 50 measures focused on stimulating the economy and expanding opportunities for American workers. The tax relief provisions in this package have been an important part of our pro-growth agenda. ↗

— Roger Wicker

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All the measures of the Government are directed to the purpose of making the rich richer and the poor poorer. ↗

— William Henry Harrison

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I don't need the fillers, additives, excessive amounts of sugars, fats, salts and other measures taken to taint the natural goodness of real food. ↗

— Mark Hyman

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What we want is a lasting peace. We will oppose soft measures which invite the breaking of the peace. ↗

— James F. Byrnes

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The swimmer adrift on the open seas measures his strength, and strives with all his muscles to keep himself afloat. But what is he to do when there is no land on the horizon, and none beyond it? ↗

— Georges Duhamel

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Teachers support evaluations based on multiple measures: student growth, classroom observation and feedback from peers and parents. ↗

— Arne Duncan

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Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considering and carrying into execution new projects. The best public measures are therefore seldom adopted from previous wisdom, but forced by the occasion. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

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But a science is exact to the extent that its method measures up to and is adequate to its object. ↗

— Gabriel Marcel

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