#prevent

Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

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The truth about Hamas and Islamic Jihad is that they don't prevent Israel from existing or even flourishing, they prevent Palestine from coming into existence. ↗

— Michael Medved

#coming #even #existence #existing #flourishing

The whole duty of government is to prevent crime and to preserve contracts. ↗

— Lord Melbourne

#crime #duty #government #preserve #prevent

Dominant companies have a special responsibility to ensure that the way they do business doesn't prevent competition... and does not harm consumers and innovation. ↗

— Mario Monti

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Black people have always been used as a buffer in this country between powers to prevent class war. ↗

— Toni Morrison

#been #between #black #buffer #class

Since September 11, the U.S. has significantly improved its security to prevent another attack. ↗

— Timothy Murphy

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No one, no social group, can today avoid the commitment to contribute to the clean up of public finances in order to prevent the financial collapse of Italy. The sacrifices will not be in vain, especially if the economy begins to grow again. ↗

— Giorgio Napolitano

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The Obama presidency has two great missions: fixing the economy, and preventing Iran from gaining nuclear weapons. ↗

— Benjamin Netanyahu

#fixing #gaining #great #iran #missions

We run carelessly to the precipice, after we have put something before us to prevent us seeing it. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

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A nobler example, because a less personal one, of the pinch of poverty, is when it prevents the accomplishment of some cherished scheme for the benefit of the human race. ↗

— James Payn

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