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“A great writer has a high respect for values. His essential function is to raise life to the dignity of thought, and this he does by giving it a shape.”

Giving Writing Doe Values Shapes Essentials Dignity Function Raises Great Writers

Author:Andre Maurois

“As democracy modifies our conception of life, it constantly raises the value and function of each member of the community, however humble he may be.”

May Values Community Democracy Members Function Raises Humble Conception

Book:Democracy and Social Ethics

Source: Democracy and Social Ethics

“This spirit of freedom is expanding even where it must struggle against the external obstacles of governments that misunderstand their own function. Such governments are illuminated by the example that the existence of freedom need not give cause for the least concern regarding public order and harmony in the commonwealth. If only they refrain from inventing artifices to keep themselves in it, men will gradually raise themselves from barbarism.”

Source: Perpetual Peace and Other Essays: on Politics, History, and Morals

“There could be constitutional problems with executive detention if it is seen to be arbitrary. I didn't actually say that the NSW Government's proposed anti-terrorism bill was necessarily unconstitutional - that was sloppy journalism - I said that executive detention may raise constitutional problems if it is seen to be arbitrary as being an invasion of the judicial function.”

Ifs May Said Problem Government Function Raises Bills Terrorism Journalism Executives Arbitrary Invasion Judicial Sloppy Unconstitutional Detention Anti Terrorism

Author:George Brandis

“The function of socialism is to raise suffering to a higher level.”

Suffering Politics Levels Higher Function Raises Socialism Eugenics Higher Level

Author:Norman Mailer

“The function of the wing is to take what is heavy and raise it up in the region above.”

Angel Function Raises Wings Heavy Regions

Author:Plato