#control

We are losing sight of civility in government and politics. Debate and dialogue is taking a back seat to the politics of destruction and anger and control. Dogma has replaced thoughtful discussion between people of differing views. ↗

— James McGreevey

#back #between #civility #control #debate

The power of the American system of republicanism lies in its capacity to allow religious belief to be a competing, not a controlling, factor in American life. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#american #american life #belief #capacity #competing

Yes, women, and men, have to be open to love, because if we're not open then there's no way for us to find happiness. But you can be open to it and still have no control over when it's going to happen. ↗

— Debra Messing

#control #find #going #happen #happiness

No, we're not looking at how to control criminals... we're talking about banning the AK-47 and semi-automatic guns. ↗

— Howard Metzenbaum

#banning #control #criminals #guns #how

Well, again, a gun sale database is just trying to get the Department of Justice to keep track of the guns that they're purchasing and supplying to drug dealers and murderers. I mean, wow. Come on, let's get the government under control before we start restricting the rights of - innocent citizens. ↗

— John Mica

#before #citizens #come #control #database

A lot of us have jobs where we need to give people structure but that is different from controlling. ↗

— Keith Miller

#different #give #jobs #lot #need

We religious controllers control in the name of Jesus and it is really painful to people. ↗

— Keith Miller

#jesus #name #painful #people #really

You are controlling because I want you to do it, not because of the situation or what needs to be done. ↗

— Keith Miller

#controlling #done #i #i want you #needs

The state is out of control, the state is on a spending binge, the state has to stop putting itself in a hole that's getting deeper and deeper and deeper. ↗

— Peter Ueberroth

#control #deeper #getting #hole #itself

To injure an opponent is to injure yourself. To control aggression without inflicting injury in the Art of Peace. ↗

— Morihei Ueshiba

#art #control #inflicting #injure #injury