- Opposition
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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.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Dignity
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- Nov 07, 2020
To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it. In general, the vitality and relative dignity of an animal can be measured by the intensity of its instinct to revolt.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
My votes against the education bill and my votes against the Medicare bill got huge play at home.
- Mistakes
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've made mistakes, usually when I felt backed against a wall or faced enormous pressure. I'm human and flawed.
- Police
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- Nov 07, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court has eviscerated Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures, giving the police license to sweep communities, to conduct 'stop and frisk' operations.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
For the bourgeoisie, the main danger against which it had to be protected, that which had to be avoided at all costs, was armed uprising, was the armed people, was the workers taking to the streets in an assault against the government.
- Ending
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- Nov 07, 2020
The odds against an adoptee ending up as the child of the President of the United States are staggering. But then, so are the odds against a movie star becoming president.
- Nov 07, 2020
The use of these techniques against these terrorists made us safer. It really did work.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
Throughout the universe of public and private funds, managers are measured quarterly against one index or another, defined by statistics, and corralled into this category or that category so that fund of funds, pensions, and other institutions can make comforting - if not necessarily prudent - asset allocation decisions.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm used to litigating against incredibly competent, high-quality lawyers that are very good chess players.
- Done
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- Nov 07, 2020
I probably would have voted against Justice Thomas, and, and, and I've been disappointed by what Justice Roberts has done.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
No one would argue against the fact that L.A. leads the country in opportunities for being hip and pretentious.
- Friends
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- Nov 07, 2020