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• Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has to take the place of the victim and on his behalf demand atonement or grant forgiveness; it is the one crime in which society has a direct interest.

  W. H. Auden

  Forgiveness, Party, Unique

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• Libraries keep the records on behalf of all humanity. the unique and the absurd, the wise and the fragments of stupidity.

  Vartan Gregorian

  Wise, Stupid, Unique

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• Oh, I'm not English, I cannot talk on behalf of an English person. I'm French. I can say about French. They are quite emotional, though, and they talk about their emotions

  Sophie Marceau

  Emotional, Persons, I Can

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• The functions of the family in a highly differentiated society are not to be interpreted as functions directly on behalf of the society, but on behalf of personality.

  Talcott Parsons

  Personality, Function

  Talcott Parsons, Robert Freed Bales (1956). “Family Socialization and Interaction Process”, p.16, Psychology Press

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• Our errors are surely not such awfully solemn things. In a world where we are so certain to incur them in spite of all our caution, a certain lightness of heart seems healthier than this excessive nervousness on their behalf.

  William James

  Heart, Errors, World

  William James (1956). “The Will to Believe: And Other Essays in Popular Philosophy, and Human Immortality”, p.19, Courier Corporation

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• The courts cannot garnish a fathers salary, nor freeze his account, nor seize his property on behalf of his children, in our society. Apparently this is because a kid is not a car or a couch or a boat.

  June Jordan

  Children, Father, Kids

  June Jordan (2009). “Some of Us Did Not Die: New and Selected Essays”, p.159, Basic Books

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• I'm of a fearsome mind to throw my arms around every living librarian who crosses my path, on behalf of the souls they never knew they saved.

  Barbara Kingsolver

  Soul, Mind, Library

  Barbara Kingsolver (2011). “High Tide in Tucson”, p.39, Faber & Faber

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• It should be remarked that, as the principle of liberty is better understood, and more nobly interpreted, a broader protest is made in behalf of women. As men become aware that few have had a fair chance, they are inclined to say that no women have had a fair chance.

  Margaret Fuller

  Men, Liberty, Principles

  Margaret Fuller, Bell Gale Chevigny (1976). “The Woman and the Myth: Margaret Fuller's Life and Writings”, p.243, UPNE

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• Those who 'abjure' violence can do so only because others are committing violence on their behalf.

  George Orwell

  Violence, Can Do

  George Orwell, Ian Angus, Sheila Davison (1998). “The Complete Works of George Orwell: I belong to the Left: 1945”

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• The corporate lobby in Washington is basically designed to stifle all legislative activity on behalf of consumers.

  Ralph Nader

  Stifling, Consumers, Corporate

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• I am certain that I speak on behalf of my entire nation when I say: Today, we are all Americans. In grief, as in defiance.

  Benjamin Netanyahu

  Grief, September, Speak

  Benjamin Netanyahu's Speech on the September 11th terrorist attacks, www.aish.com. September 20, 2001.

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• History has shown us that, on extraordinarily rare occasions, it becomes necessary for the federal government to intervene on behalf of individuals whose 14th Amendment rights to legal due process and equal protection may be violated by a state.

  Michael K. Simpson

  Rights, Government, Rare Occasion

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• The refusal to rest content, the willingness to risk excess on behalf of one's obsessions, is what distinguishes artists from entertainers, and what makes some artists adventurers on behalf of us all.

  John Updike

  Artist, Risk, Excess

  John Updike (2012). “Assorted Prose”, p.189, Random House

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• That's the duty of the old, to be anxious on behalf of the young. And the duty of the young is to scorn the anxiety of the old.

  Philip Pullman

  Maturity, Anxiety, Young

  Philip Pullman (1995). “Northern lights”

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• No one else can take risks for us, or face our losses on our behalf, or give us self-esteem. No one can spare us from life's slings and arrows, and when death comes, we meet it alone.

  Martha Beck

  Self Esteem, Loss, Arrows

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• I have accordingly considered it, and now appear not only in obedience to your order, but likewise in behalf of the inhabitants of this town, who have presented another petition, and out of regard to the liberties of the subject.

  James Otis

  Order, Liberty, Towns

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• Pray: To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy.

  Ambrose Bierce

  Funny, Prayer, Humor

  Ambrose Bierce (2012). “The Devil's Dictionary”, p.96, Courier Corporation

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• But I'm very happy with my life the way it has been turning out. A little time in the country, a little time with the animals and working on behalf of them.

  Mary Tyler Moore

  Country, Animal, Littles

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• We don't believe in planners and deciders making the decisions on behalf of Americans.

  George W. Bush

  Believe, Humor, Decision

  "The 2000 campaign: The Texas Governor; Bush Says That the Bottom Line on Gore's Proposals Would Consume the Surplus" by Alison Mitchell, www.nytimes.com. September 7, 2000.

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• I think I would like to go into modelling. Of course, I don't know how to do it, and wouldn't be any good at it if I did, so I'm going to employ someone to walk the catwalks on my behalf. It would still be me, of course.

  Terry Pratchett

  Thinking, Catwalk, Walks

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• Forget the image, forget the ensemble, forget the rumours, forget the short skirts, the big hair, whatever! I owe this to the fans and I will never forget you so I want to accept this award on behalf of all of you.

  Mariah Carey

  Awards, Hair, Fans

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• Many of you are well enough off that... the tax cuts may have helped you... We're saying that for America to get back on track, we're probably going to cut that short and not give it to you. We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good.

  Hillary Clinton

  Cutting, America, Giving

  Hillary Clinton's speech to a crowd of financial donors at a fundraiser for Senator Barbara Boxer in San Francisco, June 28, 2004.

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• It is not government's job to mandate responsibility on our behalf. We have the intelligence and good sense to make wise consumption choices for ourselves and our children. It is up to us to do what is best for our health and our children's health.

  Michael Dean Crapo

  Wise, Jobs, Children

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• I am a soldier, convinced that I am acting on behalf of soldiers.

  Siegfried Sassoon

  Soldier, Acting, Convinced

  Siegfried Sassoon (1983). “Siegfried Sassoon's long journey: selections from the Sherston memoirs”, Oxford University Press, USA

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  People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

  Richard Grenier

  Strength, Wisdom, Veterans Day

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