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“A standing army, however necessary it may be at some times, is always dangerous to the liberties of the people. Such power should be watched with a jealous eye.”

People Should May Eye Liberty Dangerous Standing Army Jealous

Author:Samuel Adams

“Joy and growth come from following our deepest impulses, however foolish they may seem to some, or dangerous, and even though the apparent outcome may be defeat.”

May Seems Joy Growth Dangerous Defeat Following Foolish Impulse Outcomes

Author:A. J. Muste

“Today the world faces a single man armed with weapons of mass destruction, manifesting an aggressive, bullying attitude, who may well plunge the world into chaos and bloodshed if he miscalculates. This person, belligerent, arrogant, and sure of himself, truly is the most dangerous person on Earth. The problem is that his name is George W. Bush, and he is our president.”

“Gentlemen, do you know what is the finest speech that I ever in my life heard or read? It is the address of Garibaldi to his Roman soldiers, when he told them: "Soldier, what I have to offer you is fatigue, danger, struggle and death; the chill of the cold night in the free air, and heat under the burning sun; no lodgings, no munitions, no provisions, but forced marches, dangerous watchposts and the continual struggle with the bayonet against batteries;- - those who love freedom and their country may follow me." That is the most glorious speech I ever heard in my life.”

“The ascent to greatness, however steep and dangerous, may entertain an active spirit with the consciousness and exercise of its own power: but the possession of a throne could never yet afford a lasting satisfaction to an ambitious mind.”

Mind May Spirit Consciousness Dangerous Greatness Exercise Fame Satisfaction Possession Active Lasting Ambitious Thrones Steep Ascent

Book:The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Source: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

“Fly away, pretty moth, to the shade Of the leaf where you slumbered all day; Be content with the moon and the stars, pretty moth, And make use of your wings while you may. . . . . But tho' dreams of delight may have dazzled you quite, They at last found it dangerous play; Many things in this world that look bright, pretty moth, Only dazzle to lead us astray.”

World Looks May Play Use Dream Lasts Found Stars Dangerous This World Moon Wings Delight Shade Leafs Moths Fly Away Dazzle

Book:Songs, Ballads, and Other Poems

Source: Songs, Ballads, and Other Poems

“If we desire to live securely, comfortably, and quietly, that by all honest means we should endeavor to purchase the good will of all men, and provoke no man's enmity needlessly; since any man's love may be useful, and every man's hatred is dangerous.”

Ifs Men Should May Mean Desire Honest Dangerous Hatred Every Man Endeavor Temper Provoking Good Will Enmity Desire To Live

Book:The Sermons and Expository Treatises of Isaac Barrow: With a Life of the Author

Source: The Sermons and Expository Treatises of Isaac Barrow: With a Life of the Author

“The vice of envy is not only a dangerous, but a mean vice; for it is always a confession of inferiority. It may promote conduct which will be fruitful of wrong to others, and it must cause misery to the man who feels it.”

Men Feels May Mean Causes Dangerous He Man Misery Vices Envy Confession Inferiority

Author:Theodore Roosevelt

“Unpleasant, even dangerous, qualities can be found in every nation and every individual: it is cruel to demand that the Jew be an exception. In him, these qualities may even be dangerous and revolting to an unusual degree; and perhaps the young stock-exchange Jew is altogether the most disgusting invention of mankind.”

May Young Found Individual Nations Quality Mankind Dangerous Demand Degrees Jew Invention Exception Unusual Disgusting Stock Exchange

Book:The Portable Nietzsche

Source: The Portable Nietzsche

“U.S. Supreme Court on May 15, 1911, couched its decision in these clear terms: 'Seven men and a corporate machine have conspired against their fellow citizens. For the safety of the Republic we now decree that this dangerous conspiracy must be ended by November 15th.”

Men May Term Decision Clear Dangerous Citizens Machines Safety Fellows Court Seven Supreme Corporate Republic Conspiracy Supreme Court November Decree

Author:Jim Marrs

“I think it's very easy for people who are not deep in the technology itself to make generalizations, which may be a little dangerous. And we've certainly seen that recently with Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Stephen Hawking, all saying AI is just taking off and it's going to take over the world very quickly. And the thing that they share is none of them work in this technological field.”

People Thinking World May Littles Easy Technology Share Dangerous Fields Bills Gates Technological Generalization Musk

Author:Rodney Brooks

“In this world it is becoming more and more unpopular to be a Christian. Soon it may become dangerous.”

World May Christian Dangerous This World Becoming Becoming More

Author:Melvin Laird

“We hope all danger may be overcome; but to conclude that no danger may ever arise would itself be extremely dangerous.”

May Dangerous Danger Overcoming Arise

Book:Lincoln on Democracy

Source: Lincoln on Democracy