#provoke

After that he turned to the question of invading England. Hitler said that during the previous year he could not afford to risk a possible failure; apart from that, he had not wished to provoke the British, as he hoped to arrange peace talks. ↗

— Kurt Student

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A destruction, an annihilation that only man can provoke, only man can prevent. ↗

— Elie Wiesel

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Speech is the twin of my vision, it is unequal to measure itself, it provokes me forever, it says sarcastically, Walt you contain enough, why don't you let it out then? ↗

— Walt Whitman

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Whoever has provoked men to rage against him has always gained a party in his favor, too. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

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Since governmental quotas expand bureaucratic power, provoke a backlash and are unfair to individuals, we need to find a better way to increase minority opportunities. ↗

— Marvin Olasky

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Writers should provoke disagreement. ↗

— V. S. Naipaul

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