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“Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.”
“The 200 years when Britain and the US were the top two economies were an aberration and that will change. The decline of empires has happened much faster than folks think. I believe that gold will ...”
“You would hardly believe how difficult it is to place a figure alone on a canvas, and to concentrate all the interest on this single and universal figure and still keep it living and real.”
“I believe that it is impossible to stop people from using the fossil fuels, so we need to develop technologies which allow us to use them without creating environmental havoc on the planet.”
“I believe discrimination still exists in society and we must fight it in every form.”
“I cannot believe there is caste system in society I cannot believe people are judged on the basis of their prosperity. ”
“The extent to which all people in our society are made to count, and believe that they count, is not just a measure of decency; it makes sound economic sense.”
“It is, I believe, the greatest generation any society has ever produced.”
“I believe very strongly that corporations could and should be a major force for resolving social and environmental concerns in the twenty-first century.”
“I don't believe in amnesty... What I have proposed is that we would come forth with a program that allows individuals to come forward and to plead guilty... They would have to pay a fine they would...”
“I do not believe abortion should be legal.”
“We firmly believe the environmental issues cannot be addressed without extensive public participation, but people need to be informed before they can get involved.”
“I firmly believe that we can have a healthy environment and a sustainable timber industry.”
“However, we do not lack anti-terrorist laws. I do not believe that the recent London bombs were the result of any deficiencies in our legal system.”
“I saw a cardinal when I was in Brooklyn, and I was almost moved to tears. I was, like, 'I can't believe this thing is legal. I can't believe this thing is in the wild. How did this happen? How has ...”
“We do not believe voters gave President Bush a mandate to turn back the clock decades on so many of our legal protections.”
“We believe the use of force against Iraq, especially with reference to previous resolutions of the UN Security Council, has no grounds, including legal grounds.”
“We believe in personal choice, rather than society dictating how we must live our lives.”
“It is easy to believe in freedom of speech for those with whom we agree.”
“My idea of freedom is that we should protect the rights of people to believe what their conscience dictates, but fight equally hard to protect people from having the beliefs of others imposed upon ...”
