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Letter "I" » instances
«Since the general civilization of mankind, I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpation»
Author: James Madison
(
President)
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About:
Civilization,
Freedom,
Mankind
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Keywords:
abridgment,
abridgments,
encroachment,
encroachments,
gradual,
instances,
sudden,
The General,
usurpation,
violent
«Watching baseball under the lights is like observing dogs indoors, at a pedigree show. In both instances, the environment is too controlled to suit the species.»
«What we call conscience in many instances, is only a wholesome fear of the law.»
«The many instances of forged miracles, and prophecies, and supernatural events, which, in all ages, have either been detected by contrary evidence, or which detect themselves by their absurdity, prove sufficiently the strong propensity of mankind to»
Author: David Hume
(
Economist,
Essayist,
Historian,
Philosopher)
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About:
Events,
Miracles
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Keywords:
absurdity,
all ages,
detect,
detected,
forged,
instances,
propensity,
Prophecies,
sufficiently,
supernatural
«World travel and getting to know clergy of all denominations has helped mold me into an ecumenical being. We're separated by theology and, in some instances, culture and race, but all that means nothing to me any more.»
«The most sensible and jealous people are so little attentive to government that there are no instances of resistance until repeated, multiplied oppressions have placed it beyond a doubt that their rulers had formed settled plans to deprive them of th»
«The idea that truth always triumphs over persecution is one of those pleasant falsehoods, which most experience refutes. History is teeming with instances of truth put down by persecution. If not put down forever, it may be set back for centuries.»
Author: John Stuart Mill
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Economist,
Logician,
Philosopher)
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Keywords:
falsehoods,
instances,
persecution,
put down,
refute,
refutes,
refuting,
set back,
teem,
teeming,
teeming with,
teems,
triumphs
«There is nothing like instances to grow hair on a bald-headed argument.»