- Morality
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- Nov 07, 2020
Against Quotes
On taking a stand, for better or worse.
Some quotes here take a stand on real-world policy debates, referenced only generically rather than argued in either direction. One recurring thread pushes back on the idea that the odds are stacked against women; read more at Me.
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- May
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- Nov 07, 2020
While individual whites may be against racism, they still benefit from the distribution of resources controlled by their group.
- Cigarettes
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm against cigarettes, always.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
Wherever they have been arraigned, a plain charge has been exhibited against them. They have had an impartial trial and have been permitted to make their defense.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
Let a man be but in earnest in praying against a temptation as the tempter is in pressing it, and he needs not proceed by a surer measure.
- Duty
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- Nov 07, 2020
The duty of the grand jury is to separate fact from fiction, after a full and impartial examination of all the evidence involved, and decide if evidence supported the filing of any criminal charges against Darren Wilson. They accepted and completed this monumental responsibility in a conscientious and expeditious manner.
- Principal
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- Nov 07, 2020
The FBI's principal priority right now is protecting the United States against another terrorist attack.
- Language
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not against profanity. It's an important part of the language when used properly.
- Odds
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- Nov 07, 2020
Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them.
- Nov 07, 2020
I learned a lot from Vietnam veterans, especially as some of them turned against their own war.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm against high taxes. But we certainly cannot be so anorexic in government that we cannot function.
- Dollar
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- Nov 07, 2020