“Liberals have a new wish every time their latest wish is granted. Conservatives should make them spell out their principles and ideals. Instead of doing this, conservatives allow liberals to pursue incremental goals without revealing their ultimate destination. So, thanks to the negligence of their opponents, liberals control the terms of every debate by always demanding 'more' while never defining 'enough.' The predictable result is that they always get more, and it's never enough.” ShouldEnoughPoliticsWishGoalTermResultsPrinciplesIdealsUltimateDebatePursueThanksGrantedOpponentsDestinationSpellsRevealingDefiningPredictableNegligence Author:Joseph Sobran
“The desire to give advice is itself a symptom of disapproval; and further, it is usually the result of a desire to express that disapproval. And we are most moved to give advice to those for whom our affection and regard may be taken for granted, but to whom we would rather express our disapproval. We cannot go to them and say that we disapprove of them. That would not be affectionate, and might lead to reprisals. But we can give them advice in which the disapproval is implied and which yet seems innocently helpful.” GivingMaySeemsMightDesireResultsTakenAdviceRegardMovedAffectionGrantedHelpfulSymptomsAffectionateTaken For GrantedImpliedDisapprovalReprisal Author:John William Mackail
“Make no mistake, abortion-on-demand is not a right granted by the Constitution. No serious scholar, including one disposed to agree with the Court's result, has argued that the framers of the Constitution intended to create such a right.” ResultsMistakeSeriousDemandConstitutionAgreeCourtIncludingGrantedAbortionScholarFramers Author:Ronald Reagan
“Taking experimental results and observations for granted and putting the burden of proof on the theory means taking the observational ideology for granted without having ever examined it.” MeanResultsTheoryBurdenProofObservationIdeologyGrantedBurden Of Proof Book:Against Method Source: Against Method
“Bad music is often the result of an attempt by the untrained, something that takes for granted that you're very highly trained.” ResultsMusic IsGrantedBad Music Author:Carlo Grante