#offence

I fear a permanent Confederation will never be settled; tho the most material articles are I think got thro', so as to give great offence to some, but to my Satisfaction. ↗

— William Whipple

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When a Cabinet Minister who is sacked for telling lies is re-appointed, in the face of every constitutional convention, only for the same man to be sacked again from the same Cabinet for the same offence by the same Prime Minister no wonder the public are cynical about politics. ↗

— William Hague

#again #cabinet #constitutional #convention #cynical

Long hair is an unpardonable offence which should be punishable by death. ↗

— Steven Patrick Morrissey

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Apologize: To lay the foundation for a future offence. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

#humor #offences #satire #humor

'Tis easier for the generous to forgive, than for offence to ask it. ↗

— James Thomson

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I have the conviction that excessive literary production is a social offence. ↗