#acquire

It was clear to me that the forms of consciousness of our inherited and acquired historical education - aesthetic consciousness and historical consciousness - presented alienated forms of our true historical being. ↗

— Hans-Georg Gadamer

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Mr. Tyler acquired Texas by voluntary compact, and Mr. Polk California and New Mexico by successful war. ↗

— Robert Toombs

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Since the nature of people is bad, to become corrected they must be taught by teachers and to be orderly they must acquire ritual and moral principles. ↗

— Xun Zi

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Virtues are acquired through endeavor, which rests wholly upon yourself. ↗

— Sidney Lanier

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Learning is acquired by reading books, but the much more necessary learning, the knowledge of the world, is only to be acquired by reading men, and studying all the various facets of them. ↗

— Lord Chesterfield

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Only with the honour thus acquired can we earn the respect of our other compatriots as well. ↗

— Janos Kadar

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In Hollywood we acquire the finest novels in order to smell the leather bindings. ↗

— Ernst Lubitsch

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The personal right to acquire property, which is a natural right, gives to property, when acquired, a right to protection, as a social right. ↗

— James Madison

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I think that standup has always been an acquired taste and there was always only a handful of performers that were really inspired. ↗

— Marc Maron

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