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“Yet much remains To conquer still; peace hath her victories No less renowned then war, new foes arise Threatening to bind our souls with secular chains: Help us to save free conscience from the paw Of hireling wolves whose gospel is their maw.”

Stills War Soul Helping Victory Conscience Remains Arise Chains Conquer Secular Threatening Foe Paws Renowned

Author:John Milton

“To say that we have a clear conscience is to utter a solecism; had we never sinned we should have had no conscience. Were defeat unknown, neither would victory be celebrated by songs of triumph.”

Should Song Clear Victory Conscience Should Have Defeat Triumph Clear Conscience

Book:Works

Source: Works

“Formerly, a nation that broke the peace, did not trouble to try and prove to the world that it was done solely from higher motives. ... Now war has a bad conscience. Now every nation assures us that it is bleeding for a human cause, the fate of which hangs in the balance of its victory ... No nation dares to admit the guilt of blood before the world.”

World Trying Humans War Done Nations Causes Fate Trouble Blood Balance Victory Higher Prove Conscience Guilt Dare Broke War Of The Worlds Motive Bleeding

Author:Ellen Key

“I know that the history of man is not his technical triumphs, his kills, his victories. It is a composite, a mosaic of a trillion pieces, the account of each man's accommodation with his conscience. This is the true history of the race.”

Knows Men Race Pieces Victory Conscience Accounts Triumph Accommodations Mosaics Composites

Book:The Last Castle

Source: The Last Castle

“I declare, on my soul and conscience, that the attainment of power, or of a great name in literature, seemed to me an easier victory than a success with some young, witty, and gracious lady of high degree.”

Love Soul Young Literature Names Power Victory Easier Degrees Conscience Witty My Soul Seduction Gracious Attainment Power Of Love

Book:The Magic Skin: Or The Wild Ass's Skin

Source: The Magic Skin: Or The Wild Ass's Skin

“When we support or vote for candidates outside the two major political parties we are immediately lectured about wasting our vote or making it easier for the less desirable of the two major candidates to claim victory. These lies are repeated every election and they must be ignored. You never waste your vote if you vote your conscience.”

Ifs Two Political Lying Party Support Victory Easier Waste Majors Conscience Vote Claims Election Candidates Ignored Desirable Political Parties

Book:Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Ouf-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine

Source: Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Ouf-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine

“Society attacks early, when the individual is helpless. It enslaves him almost before he has tasted freedom. The 'ologies' will tell you how its done Theology calls it building a conscience or developing a spirit of selflessness. Psychology calls it the growth of the superego. Considering how long society has been at it, you'd expect a better job. But the campaigns have been badly planned and the victory has never been secured.”

Long Has Beens Done Jobs Spirit Individual Growth Psychology Building Victory Conscience Campaigns Theology Developing Helpless Considering Selflessness Secured Better Jobs Superego

Author:B. F. Skinner

“One day we shall win freedom, but not only for ourselves. We shall so appeal to your heart and conscience that we shall win you in the process, and our victory will be a double victory.”

Heart Winning Peace Process Victory One Day Conscience Appeals Ubuntu Kings Speech We Will Win

Book:Strength to Love

Source: Strength to Love

“Do to us what you will, and we will still love you. Bomb our homes and threaten our children, and as difficult as it is, we will still love you. But we assured that we'll wear you down by our capacity to suffer, and one day we will win our freedom. We will not only win freedom for ourselves, we will so appeal to your heart and conscience that we will win you in the process, and our victory will be a double victory.”

“I take with me the conscience of defeat as a victory banner.”

Victory Conscience Defeat Banner

Author:Fernando Pessoa