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We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.

~Dwight D. Eisenhower

Topics: Acquisition Against Complex Guard Influence Military-Industrial Must Sought Unwarranted Whether

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Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.

~Dylan Thomas

Topics: Against Dying Gentle Go Good Good Night Light Night Rage

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Religious beliefs evolved by group-selection, tribe competing against tribe, and the illogic of religions is not a weakness but their essential strength.

~E. O. Wilson

Topics: Against Beliefs Competing Essential Evolved Religions Religious Religious Beliefs Strength Tribe Weakness

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Secular humanists can sit around and talk about their love of humanity, but it doesn't stack up against a two-millennium-old funeral high mass.

~E. O. Wilson

Topics: About Against Around Funeral High Humanity Love Mass Secular Sit Stack Talk Up

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Some men are alive simply because it is against the law to kill them.

~E. W. Howe

Topics: Against Alive Because Law Men Simply Some Some Men Them

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There ought to be a law against necessity.

~E. Y. Harburg

Topics: Against Law Necessity Ought

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We are fully aware that, in a world at war, each set of belligerents is over ready to regard those who are not with them as against them; but the course we have followed is a just course.

~Eamon De Valera

Topics: Against Aware Course Each Followed Fully Just Over Ready Regard Set Them Those War Who World

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Mr. Speaker, in the years since we enacted our attack against Iraq, the threat from Iran has only grown more difficult, and our capacity to meet that threat actually has diminished. It is one of the reasons many of us opposed that action against Iraq.

~Earl Blumenauer

Topics: Action Actually Against Attack Capacity Difficult Diminished Grown Iran Iraq Many Meet More Only Opposed Our Reasons Since Speaker Threat Us Years Mr

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I knew I could not maintain that leadership in open struggle against Moscow influence. Only two Communist leaders in history ever succeeded in doing this - Tito and Mao Tse-tung.

~Earl Browder

Topics: Against Communist Could Doing Ever History Influence Knew Leaders Leadership Maintain Mao Moscow Only Open Struggle Succeeded Two

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Prior to any questioning, the person must be warned that he has a right to remain silent, that any statement he does make may be used as evidence against him and that he has a right to the presence of an attorney, either retained or appointed.

~Earl Warren

Topics: Against Any Appointed Attorney Does Either Evidence He Him Make May Must Person Presence Prior Questioning Remain Right Silent Statement Used Warned

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