Quotes having the keyword Proposition
The proposition that we should encourage wickedness and violence by exposing one side of the face to blows because we have been beaten on the other is too great an absurdity.
by Thomas Mellon (Businessman, American , born in 1813) keywords: absurdity, beaten, because, been, blows, encourage, exposing, face, great, other, proposition, should, side, too, violence , wickedness
Your political system is actually too democratic. The fact that Americans vote on every bill and proposition can prolong bigotry indefinitely, especially where it is aimed at minority groups.
by George Michael (Musician, British , born in 1963) keywords: actually, aimed, americans, bigotry, bill, democratic, especially, every, fact, groups, indefinitely, minority, political, prolong, proposition, system, too, vote, where , your
Our ideals, laws and customs should be based on the proposition that each generation in turn becomes the custodian rather than the absolute owner of our resources - and each generation has the obligation to pass this inheritance on in the future.
by Alberto Moravia (Novelist, Italian , born in 1907) keywords: absolute, based, becomes, custodian, customs, each, future, generation, ideals, inheritance, laws, obligation, our, owner, pass, proposition, rather, resources, should, than , turn
Because of my own experience with market fluctuation, I recognize the great risks one takes on investments. This converts the Social Security safety net into a risky proposition many cannot afford to take.
by Grace Napolitano (Politician, American , born in 1936) keywords: afford, because, cannot, converts, experience, fluctuation, great, into, investments, many, market, net, own, proposition, recognize, risks, risky, safety, security, social, take , takes
The system becomes logically closed when each of the logical implications which can be derived from any one proposition within the system finds its statement in another proposition in the same system.
by Talcott Parsons (Sociologist, American , born in 1902) keywords: another, any, becomes, closed, derived, each, finds, implications, logical, logically, proposition, same, statement, system, which , within
Preparing for a future in music is an expensive proposition.
by Itzhak Perlman (Musician, Israeli , born in 1945) keywords: expensive, future, music, preparing , proposition
The meaning of a proposition is the method of its verification.
by Moritz Schlick (Philosopher, German , born in 1882) keywords: meaning, method, proposition , verification
One of the worst of errors would be the general admission of the proposition that a Government has no right to interfere for any purpose except for that of affording protection.
by Nassau William Senior (Economist, English , born in 1790) keywords: admission, affording, any, errors, except, general, government, interfere, proposition, protection, purpose, right, worst , would
The proposition of an established classification of states as slave states and free states, as insisted on by some, and into northern and southern, as maintained by others, seems to me purely imaginary, and of course the supposed equilibrium of those classes a mere conceit.
by William H. Seward (Statesman, American , born in 1801) keywords: classes, classification, conceit, course, equilibrium, established, free, imaginary, insisted, into, maintained, mere, northern, others, proposition, purely, seems, slave, some, southern, states, supposed , those
On Monday mornings I am dedicated to the proposition that all men are created jerks.
by H. Allen Smith (Journalist, American , born in 1907) keywords: am, created, dedicated, jerks, men, monday, mornings , proposition
I have been thinking that I would make a proposition to my Republican friends... that if they will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them.
by Adlai E. Stevenson (Politician, American , born in 1970) keywords: been, democrats, friends, lies, make, proposition, republican, stop, telling, them, thinking, truth, will , would