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The fact that the talk may be boring or turgid or uninspiring should not cause us to forget the fact that it is preferable to war. ↗

— Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.

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The river route is certainly preferable, as it affords good grazing and an abundance of water. ↗

— William Whipple

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If it were not for the presents, an elopement would be preferable. ↗

— George Ade

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Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction. ↗

— Will Rogers

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Delay is preferable to error. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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Upon the principles of reason, the good of many is preferable to the good of a few or of one; a lasting good is to be preferred before a temporary, the public before the private. ↗

— Mary Astell

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The boredom occasioned by too much restraint is always preferable to that produced by an uncontrolled enthusiasm for a pointless variety. ↗

— Osbert Lancaster

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That some Forms of Government are preferable to others, cannot be doubted; yet neither our Saviour, nor his Apostles have decided where that Preference is due. ↗

— Charles Inglis

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Vigilant and effective antitrust enforcement today is preferable to the heavy hand of government regulation of the Internet tomorrow. ↗

— Orrin Hatch

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A distant enemy is always preferable to one at the gate. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

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