"We are like a judge confronted by a defendant who declines to answer, and we must determine the truth from the circumstantial evidence."

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Source : Alfred Wegener (1966). “The Origin of Continents and Oceans”, p.8, Courier Corporation

Alfred Wegener

#Judging Quotes #Answers Quotes #Decline Quotes

“I don't want to remember 2005 as a year that the government heaped unnecessary burdens upon American families. Stealing from the poor and middle class and giving to the rich, while increasing the deficit, is hardly responsible.”
“I know how to take good ideas and turn them into sensible law at great odds.”
“the engrossing pursuit of Americans is wealth.”
“Very unfairly, there's a negative image of the kid, which really stems from the greed and selfishness of the NBA and NCAA. They're forcing these kids to go to school.”
“The politician attempts to remedy the evil by increasing the very thing that caused the evil in the first place: legal plunder.”
“The world is perfect the way it is.”
“Every child can learn, and we mean it... excuses are not good enough, we need results.”
“It seems like movies normally take a long time to get made. When you focus on it, and you're waiting for something, it seems to take longer.”

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