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Intelligence is quickness to apprehend as distinct form ability, which is capacity to act wisely on the thing apprehended.

~Alfred North Whitehead

Topics: Ability Act Apprehend Capacity Distinct Form Intelligence Quickness Thing Which Wisely

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He who can be, and therefore is, another's, and he who participates in reason enough to apprehend, but not to have, is a slave by nature.

~Aristotle

Topics: Another Apprehend Enough He Nature Reason Slave Therefore Who

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Where the suspect poses no immediate threat to the officer and no threat to others, the harm resulting from the failing to apprehend him does not justify the use of deadly force to do so.

~Byron White

Topics: Apprehend Deadly Does Failing Force Harm Him Immediate Justify Officer Others Poses Resulting Suspect Threat Use Where

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On two occasions I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.

~Charles Babbage

Topics: Able Am Answers Apprehend Asked Been Come Confusion Could Figures Ideas Kind Machine Occasions Out Pray Provoke Put Question Right Rightly Two Will Wrong You I Am Mr

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In reading the scriptures of truth, we often put wrong constructions upon them, and apply them improperly; and I apprehend it has often been the case in relation to this portion, particularly that part in relation to man's seeking out many inventions.

~Elias Hicks

Topics: Apply Apprehend Been Case Inventions Man Many Often Out Part Particularly Portion Put Reading Relation Scriptures Seeking Them Truth Wrong

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