- Economy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Consequences Quotes
On accountability, and what follows from our choices.
Swift, certain outcomes are described here as a stronger deterrent than any abstract appeal to good behavior, whether the setting is criminal justice or public institutions left unchecked for years. This page collects quotes on accountability. Related reading continues on Actions quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nigeria is still grappling with the negative consequences of the use of opacity by senior members of government and their cronies between 1993 and 1998, awarding themselves juicy contracts in the extractive industry.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
Anyone who considers using a weapon of mass destruction against the United States or its allies must first consider the consequences... We would not specify in advance what our response would be, but it would be both overwhelming and devastating.
- Diet
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am now in that happy comfortable state that I do not hesitate to indulge in any fancy in regard to diet, but watch the consequences, and do not continue any course which adds to weight or bulk and consequent discomfort.
- Poverty
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- Nov 07, 2020
A far greater factor than abolishing poverty is the deterrent effect of swift and certain consequences: swift arrest, prompt trial, certain penalty and - at some point - finality of judgment.
- Purpose
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- Nov 07, 2020
The purpose of terrorism lies not just in the violent act itself. It is in producing terror. It sets out to inflame, to divide, to produce consequences which they then use to justify further terror.
- Catastrophic
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- Nov 07, 2020
If terrorists succeeded in using a weapon of mass destruction against the U.S. or one of our allies, it would likely have catastrophic consequences for our cherished republican form of government.
- Hard
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- Nov 07, 2020
Good intentions can often lead to unintended consequences. It is hard to imagine a law intended for the workforce known to Henry Ford can serve the needs of a workplace shaped by the innovations of Bill Gates.
- Knowledge
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- Nov 07, 2020
Science is the knowledge of consequences, and dependence of one fact upon another.
- Nov 07, 2020
We don't want to repeat the unintended consequences that surfaced following the NAFTA agreement.
- Knowledge
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- Nov 07, 2020
But the scientific importance of a change in knowledge of fact consists precisely in j its having consequences for a system of theory.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
The GOP/corporate right-wing, it seems, never really considers the consequences of their actions.
- Alleviate
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- Nov 07, 2020