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Corliss Lamont Quote: “I believe firmly that in making…”

I believe firmly that in making ethical decisions, man has the prerogative of true freedom of choice.

November 10, 2019 1902, American, Corliss Lamont, March 28, Quotes by Philosophers

Georg Simmel Quote: “The earliest phase of social formations…”

The earliest phase of social formations found in historical as well as in contemporary social structures is this: a relatively small circle firmly closed against neighboring, strange, or in some way antagonistic circles.

May 8, 2019 1858, Georg Simmel, German, March 1, Quotes by Sociologists

Abu Bakar Bashir Quote: “Likewise the leader of any state…”

Likewise the leader of any state has to do the same, he has to enforce Shariah firmly, for he will be held in account later in the afterlife if he fails.

April 28, 2019 1938, Abu Bakar Bashir, August 17, Indonesian, Quotes by Activists

Dorothy Day Quote: “I firmly believe that our salvation…”

I firmly believe that our salvation depends on the poor.

April 25, 2019 1897, American, Dorothy Day, November 8, Quotes by Activists

Arthur Schopenhauer Quote: “There is no absurdity so palpable…”

There is no absurdity so palpable but that it may be firmly planted in the human head if you only begin to inculcate it before the age of five, by constantly repeating it with an air of great solemnity.

April 15, 2019 1788, Arthur Schopenhauer, February 22, German, Quotes by Philosophers

John Prendergast Quote: “There isn’t one celebrity I’ve worked…”

There isn’t one celebrity I’ve worked with who doesn’t have major doubts about what impact they are having. I am glad when they question the impact, because it shows they are based firmly in the reality that peacemaking isn’t the same as changing a streetlight or distributing mosquito nets.

March 20, 2019 1963, American, John Prendergast, March 21, Quotes by Activists

Dante Alighieri Quote: “Be as a tower firmly set…”

Be as a tower firmly set; Shakes not its top for any blast that blows.

March 3, 2019 1265, Dante Alighieri, Italian, Quotes by Poets

Dorothea Dix Quote: “Rules must be established and enforced…”

Rules must be established and enforced, and, as numbers are increased in prisons, the necessity for vigilance increases. These rules, let it be understood, may be kindly while firmly enforced. I would never suffer any exhibition of ill-temper or an arbitrary exercise of authority.

January 18, 2019 1802, American, April 4, Dorothea Dix, Quotes by Activists

Tariq Ali Quote: “The genealogy of fictional characters can…”

The genealogy of fictional characters can become an obsession, like train-spotting, and should be firmly resisted.

January 17, 2019 1943, October 21, Pakistani, Quotes by Historians, Tariq Ali

Martin Van Creveld Quote: “I want to put any number…”

I want to put any number of assorted ‘ists’ – such as relativists, deconstructionists, destructivists, postmodernists, the more maudlin kind of pacifists and feminists – firmly in their place.

January 14, 2019 1946, Israeli, March 5, Martin Van Creveld, Quotes by Historians

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