Reformation Quotes - Page 7

• We are afraid of the known and afraid of the unknown. That is our daily life and in that there is no hope, and therefore every form of philosophy, every form of theological concept, is merely an escape from the actual reality of what is. All outward forms of change brought about by wars, revolutions, reformations, laws and ideologies have failed completely to change the basic nature of man and therefore of society.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Death, Atheist, Philosophy

  "Freedom From The Known" by Jiddu Krishnamurti, 1969.

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• The name of 'reform' simply covers what is latently a process of the theft of the national heritage.

  Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

  Names, Reform, Heritage

  Interview with Joseph Pearce, www.catholiceducation.org. February 2003.

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• To restore the trust of the people, we must reform the way the government operates.

  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  Inspirational, Trust, Government

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• The issue I highlight in the book is welfare reform.

  Robert Scheer

  Book, Issues, Reform

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• The Protestant Reformation had a lot to do with the printing press, where Martin Luther's theses were reproduced about 250,000 times. And so you had widespread dissemination of ideas that hadn't circulated in the mainstream before.

  Nate Silver

  Ideas, Printing, Luther

  "'Signal' And 'Noise': Prediction As Art And Science". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. October 10, 2012.

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• On the same day I was sworn in as Prime Minister of Canada, I announced the most sweeping reform ever undertaken in the structure of our federal government.

  Kim Campbell

  Government, Reform, Canada

  Address at Progressive Conservative Brunch in Montreal, Quebec, www.canadahistory.com. August 22, 1993.

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• The reform of government needs to continue.

  Jim Nussle

  Government, Reform, Needs

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• Reducing the budget for Amtrak makes no sense unless the Administration is prepared to implement a reform strategy which can be supported by the budget request.

  Christopher Bond

  Reform, Amtrak, Administration

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• We see considerable strain in Russia, and that's obviously a matter of concern to us. It's in the very strong self-interest of Russia to continue on the reform path.

  Warren Christopher

  Strong, Russia, Self

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• Reform, that we may preserve.

  Thomas B. Macaulay

  Reform, May, Preserves

  Debate on the First Reform Bill, March 2, 1831.

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• I think there's bipartisan support in the Senate to pass a good reform bill.

  Don Nickles

  Thinking, Support, Reform

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• Turn where we may, within, around, the voice of great events is proclaiming to us, Reform, that you may preserve!

  Thomas B. Macaulay

  Voice, Events, Reform

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• It may surprise people to know that I advocate the reform of the United Nations, not its abolishment.

  Jesse Helms

  People, Reform, May

  "UNA Greater Philadelphia: U.S. Should Fund the U.N. in Full and On Time!" by Louis Bolling, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 6, 2017.

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• There is a need for Social Security reform to ensure its stability, and Congress must act.

  Grace Napolitano

  Reform, Needs, Social

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• The beginning of reform is not so much to equalize property as to train the noble sort of natures not to desire more, and to prevent the lower from getting more.

  Aristotle

  Nature, Equality, Desire

  Aristotle (2016). “Politics”, p.58, Aristotle

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• Trade reform has also been linked to increased income disparity as skilled workers have captured more benefits from globalization than their unskilled counterparts.

  Stephen F. Lynch

  Reform, Income, Benefits

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• Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal.

  Elizabeth Fry

  Forgiveness, Revenge, Punishment

  Quoted in Rachel E Cresswell and Katharine Fry Memoir of the Life of Elizabeth Fry (1848).

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• In Joel's view, that reformation begins with people going o the trouble and expense of buying directly from farmers they know - "relationship marketing," as he calls it. He believes the only meaningful guarantee of integrity is when buyers and sellers can look one another in the eye, something few of us ever take the trouble to do. "Don't you find it odd that people will put more work into choosing their mechanic or house contractor than they will into choosing the person who grows their food?"

  Michael Pollan

  Meaningful, Integrity, Believe

  Michael Pollan (2009). “The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Search for a Perfect Meal in a Fast-Food World”, p.124, Bloomsbury Publishing

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• The health care reform legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last night clearly violates the U.S. Constitution and infringes on each state's sovereignty.

  Bill McCollum

  Night, House, Reform

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• Social Security's future has gotten worse, and each year we delay reform adds to the cost we are pushing off onto our children.

  John Goodman

  Children, Years, Reform

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• To the contrary, I think we bent over backwards to press for elections and for democratic reform.

  John Negroponte

  Thinking, Reform, Election

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• Essentially we need a new social consensus for economic reform as New Labour has achieved in Britain.

  Peter Mandelson

  Reform, Needs, Economic

  "Full text: Peter Mandelson's speech on a new consensus for Europe", www.theguardian.com. June 14, 2005.

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• Yes, I do agree we need health care reform; however, this bill badly misses the mark. Congress can and must do better for the American people.

  John Mica

  People, Missing, Reform

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• Now it's time to focus on basics for people in our neighborhoods... and real ethics reform at City Hall.

  Laura Miller

  Real, Cities, People

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• The majority of surveys throughout this Nation show that the American people are advocating for a comprehensive and realistic approach to immigration reform.

  Raul Grijalva

  People, Majority, Immigration

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