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The traits the word 'childish' addresses are seen so often in adults that we should abolish this age-discriminatory word when it comes to criticizing behavior associated with irresponsibility and irrational thinking.

~Adora Svitak

Topics: Abolish Address Adult Associated Behavior Childish Criticizing Irrational Irresponsibility Often Seen Should Thinking Traits Word

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Chinese civilisation is so systematic that wild animals have been abolished on principle.

~Aleister Crowley

Topics: Abolish Animals Been Chinese Civilisation Principle Systematic Wild Wild Animals

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In swimming at my level it's about control of the small movements. A good ballet dancer floats across the stage, the best sprinters virtually abolish gravity. All motion occurs in the right direction.

~Alexander Dale Oen

Topics: Abolish About Across Ballet Ballet Dancer Best Control Dancer Direction Good Gravity Level Motion Movements Occurs Right Right Direction Small Stage Swimming Virtually

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If we are to abolish the death penalty, I should like to see the first step taken by my friends the murderers.

~Alphonse Karr

Topics: Abolish Death Death Penalty First First Step Friends Like Penalty See Should Step Taken

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War will disappear only when men shall take no part whatever in violence and shall be ready to suffer every persecution that their abstention will bring them. It is the only way to abolish war.

~Anatole France

Topics: Abolish Bring Disappear Every Men Only Part Persecution Ready Shall Suffer Take Them Violence War Way Whatever Will

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The Bolsheviks started not just on the killing of private property; they were trying to abolish money itself.

~Anatoly Chubais

Topics: Abolish Itself Just Money Private Private Property Property Started Trying Were

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Well for one, the 13th amendment to the constitution of the US which abolished slavery - did not abolish slavery for those convicted of a crime.

~Angela Davis

Topics: Abolish Amendment Constitution Convicted Crime Did Slavery Those Us Well Which

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Had it not been for slavery, the death penalty would have likely been abolished in America. Slavery became a haven for the death penalty.

~Angela Davis

Topics: Abolish America Became Been Death Death Penalty Had Haven Likely Penalty Slavery Would

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I'm suggesting that we abolish the social function of prisons.

~Angela Davis

Topics: Abolish Function Prisons Social Suggesting

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Without effective states working with active and involved citizens, there is little chance for the growth that is needed to abolish global poverty.

~Angus Deaton

Topics: Abolish Active Chance Citizens Effective Global Growth Involved Little Needed Poverty States Without Working

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