"Give fools the first and women the last word."

-- George Horace Lorimer

#Giving Quotes #Lasts Quotes #Fool Quotes

“If both sides reduced their long-range missiles by 50%, SDI would be an unacceptable threat to the remaining Soviet rocket forces.”

Source : "A No-Frills Summit". "TIME" Magazine, November 9, 1987.
“Throughout history we have seen the tyranny of the powerful over the less powerful - think of the history of colonialism or of slavery - and the tragic mistakes made when important information was not "heard" or valued.”
“You ought to expect better of people. It encourages you to be a better person yourself.”

Source : "Questionable Content (Number 2081: Great Expectations)". Slice-of-life webcomic by Jeph Jacques, questionablecontent.net. (August 1, 2003 - ).
“The public takes little notice of those who want to abolish abortion. They are dismissed as extremists. If I were to argue that all abortions should be banned, the ethical discussions would go round in circles.... My view is that the only way forward is to argue for a reduction in the time limit... saving some lives is better than saving no lives at all. I hope pro-lifers will come to share my view that some progress is better than no progress.”
“A totally honest organization would never hide or disguise actions or stonewall.”

Source : Brian Martin (2007). “Justice Ignited: The Dynamics of Backfire”, p.93, Rowman & Littlefield
“Curiously, only in sports do we agree to eschew technological advances, making rules, for example, to limit the power potential of baseball bats. We understand that technology will ruin our games, but we do not understand that it can also ruin cultures.”

Source : Gene Logsdon (2000). “Living at Nature's Pace: Farming and the American Dream”, p.133, Chelsea Green Publishing
“I have lots of brothers and sisters, two of whom are younger than myself, so I rely on my phone, text messaging or e-mailing to stay in the loop and communicate when I'm away for big chunks of time.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“All men were made brothers. The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it. You might as well expect the rivers to run backward as that any man who was born free should be content when penned up and denied liberty to go where he pleases.”

Source : Lincoln Hall Speech in Washington D.C., January 14, 1879.

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