#capable

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority. ↗

— Edmund Burke

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The first duty of society is to give each of its members the possibility of fulfilling his destiny. When it becomes incapable of performing this duty it must be transformed. ↗

— Alexis Carrel

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Only the most acute and active animals are capable of boredom. - A theme for a great poet would be God's boredom on the seventh day of creation. ↗

— Lewis Cass

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The interest which lay behind Federalism was that of well-to-do citizens in a stable political and social order, and this interest aroused them to favor and to seek some form of political organization which was capable of protecting their property and promoting its interest. ↗

— Herbert Croly

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There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

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Well, softness and femininity like yours people don't expect of me; so when they find me emotional and capable of real vulnerability, they're surprised. ↗

— Faye Dunaway

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Do not trust people. They are capable of greatness. ↗

— Stanislaw Lem

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Obama is capable - as evidenced by his first-term success with health care reform. But mandate-building requires humility, a trait not easily associated with him. ↗

— Ron Fournier

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A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

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The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problem. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

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