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Tag Name "Promise" (1849)

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There's no dishonor in being forced by a superior power into slavery, but it is an eternal disgrace to voluntarily surrender one's liberty for a filthy bowl of oatmeal and promise of security by liars.
Charley Reese
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We believe in a government that is characterized by fairness and reasonableness, a reasonableness that goes beyond labels, that doesn't distort or promise to do things that we know we can't do.
Mario Cuomo
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In politics, sometimes you have to lie, or you make a promise that you cannot keep.
Youssou N'Dour
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If I look back, the one thing that I am proud of is that for once I as a political leader, kept every promise I made within one term of office. We achieved a new constitution we achieved a new bill of rights, which encapsulated this vision of justice for all.
Frederik Willem de Klerk
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Anyone who promises you something that you have not earned is seeking to enslave you.
James Wasserman
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Our eldest boy, Bob, has been away from us nearly a year at school, and will enter Harvard University this month. He promises verywell, considering we never controlled him much.
Abraham Lincoln
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Commitment is what transforms a promise into a reality... Commitment is the stuff character is made of the power to change the face of things. It is the daily triumph of integrity over skepticism.
Abraham Lincoln
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(and Catholics give out forgiveness at about the same rate as politicians give out promises and whores give out)
Zadie Smith
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Before the thunderous clamor of political debate or war set loose in the world, love insisted on its promise for the possibility of human unity: between men and women, between blacks and whites, northerners and southerners, haves and have-have-nots, self and self.
Aberjhani
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It is essential for me to become involved in another search, and 'search' is the proper word to use because it promises discovery along with the risk.
Abe Ajay
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When you speak, speak the truth perform when you promise discharge your trust... Withhold your hands from striking, and from taking that which is unlawful and bad.
Abdul Kalam
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He was a man, that he always performed his promises, that he had never said he would return.
Zebulon Pike
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Together, we can create a world in which peace is real in which every human being can thrive in which all share the promise of our century. I believe we can succeed.
Abdallah II
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There is just one thing I can promise you about the outer-space program - your tax-dollar will go further.
Wernher von Braun
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Libraries are magical places. There's nothing quite like strolling the hushed aisles, letting your eye rove along dimly lit shelves. Each spine, each title, seems to beckon with a promise of incredible wonders, surprises, and adventures.
John Jakes
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I've come to realize that it is much easier to infatuate people with promises, or even to lead them to their own deaths, than it is to awaken them to use their minds.
Zhang Xianliang
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I don't want to beg or promise you things I can't give you. There isn't much of me to give, but what I have is yours. This is all up to you, Sadie. If you want me, I'm yours. If you can't do this, then I'll walk away and leave you alone. I swear.
Abbi Glines
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Sound intelligence promises victory in every battle.
Zhuangzi
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Science reckons many prophets, but there is not even a promise of a Messiah.
Thomas Huxley
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Absolute power corrupts absolutely and if you surrender your personal responsibility to a government which promises to take care of you, they will only take care of themselves.
Howard Nemerov
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Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart.
Zig Ziglar
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I am so thankful I had the strength and promises of a loving God to guide my choices and decisions, and to uphold me through the unbelievably dark days and times of overwhelming sorrow.
Zig Ziglar
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We cannot rely on God's promises without obeying his commandments.
John Calvin
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Have a dream, make a plan, go for it. You'll get there, I promise.
Zoe Koplowitz
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