"Only when a disputed point has long caused bloodshed and disturbance, or when a successful invader (military or theological) insists on a change, is it necessary to draw up a code."

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Source : Edward Jenks (1922). “A Short History of English Law: From the Earliest Times to the End of the Year 1919”

Edward Jenks

#Military Quotes #Successful Quotes #Long Quotes

“It’s easier to cool down a fanatic than to warm up a corpse.”

Source : Michael L. Brown (2012). “Whatever Happened to the Power of God? & It's Time to Rock the Boat”, p.201, Destiny Image Publishers
“The government competes in the private sector the way an alligator competes with a duck.”

Source : "GOP fears government health care 'alligator'". www.foxnews.com. June 23, 2009.
“Truth in science is always determined from observational facts.”
“I have met few men in my life, worth repeating eight times.”
“Thomas Hardy once advised us to record impressions more and to express ideas less. Now and then I would remember this advice.”
“I would like to be on the farm. To ride the horses. To watch the cattle, and the plantations, and the beautiful vegetables that my sons are growing there. I would like it. I am one of those who do not have to worry about what I am doing later. I love the fields.”
“My second record I used a producer, which was frustrating in a way, because I think a lot of the punky spirit and provocative nature of the lyrics didn't come across - the music was pretty.”
“When men are brought face to face with their opponents, forced to listen and learn and mend their ideas, they cease to be children and savages and begin to live like civilized men. Then only is freedom a reality, when men may voice their opinions because they must examine their opinions.”

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