Warmakers are often wrong. . . . Peace advocates are sometimes right, especially when their ideas are not only morally sound but politically realistic
the question now was. . . whether that beautiful fabric [the English constitution]. . . was to be maintained in that freedom. . . for which blood had been spilt; or whether we were to submit to that system of despotism, which had so many advocates in this country.
Over past years we have seen unrelenting pressure from advocates of homosexuality to accept as normal what is not normal, and to characterize those who disagree as narrow-minded, bigoted and unreasonable. Such advocates are quick to demand freedom of speech and thought for themselves, but equally quick to criticize those with a different view and, if possible, to silence them by applying labels like "homophobic. "
When we become advocates of a creed, something dies; we do not believe God, we only believe our belief about Him.
Like the advocates of Birth Control, the eugenists, for instance, are seeking to assist the race toward the elimination of the unfit. Both are seeking a single end but they lay emphasis upon different methods.
There have existed, in every age and every country, two distinct orders of men -- the lovers of freedom and the devoted advocates of power.
[T]he notion that a belief in self-reliance cannot coexist with a spirit of generosity is crap. In fact, one is far less likely to find a spirit of generosity among the advocates of governmentally-required "compassion".
Through social media, we can start a global conversation. This creates an army of advocates - the power really is in the hands of the viewers.
Already renewable energy advocates are noting that the 42 miles of above-ground right-of-way between Yosemite and the city could be fitted with enough solar panels to generate at least 40 megawatts per year - a proposal the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission has never seriously considered because they currently aren't required to do so.
Absent the rapid mobilization of climate advocates at every level - and the pooling of all their energy, creativity, and resources into a coordinated, no-holds-barred campaign - we will soon be crossing the threshold into climate hell.
Great changes in the direction of peace have often come from people who were no great advocates of peace to begin with.
Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error.
I feel much more strongly about the abdication of responsibility by the media than by political advocates. They're representing a constituency.
No matter how famous the victim, no matter how powerful the advocates, it simply isn't always possible to control the conduct of other people.
It's very logical: There is proven ROI in doing whatever you can to turn your customers into advocates for your brand or business. The way to create advocates is to offer superior customer service.
Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specified world to bring them up in and I'll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select--doctor, lawyer, artist, merchant-chief, and, yes, even beggarman and thief, regardless of his talents, penchants, tendencies, abilities, vocations, and race of his ancestors. I am going beyond my facts and I admit it, but so have the advocates of the contrary and they have been doing it for many thousands of years.
A good cause is often injured more by ill-timed efforts of its friends than by the arguments of its enemies. Persuasion, perseverance and patience are the best advocates on questions depending on the will of others.
My family advocates doing what fulfills your soul. They've always said, 'You're a big girl; figure it out on your own.
Gun control advocates need to realize that passing laws that honest gun owners will not obey is a self-defeating strategy. Gun owners are not about to surrender their rights, and only the most foolish of politicians would risk the stability of the government by trying to use the force of the state to disarm the people.
What a triumph for the advocates of despotism to find that we are incapable of governing ourselves, and that systems founded on the basis of equal liberty are merely ideal and fallacious.
