#presumption

Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short. ↗

— Golda Meir

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A general presumption that Icings will govern well, is not a sufficient security to the People... those who subjected themselves to the will of a man were governed by a beast. ↗

— Algernon Sidney

#general #govern #governed #man #people

I believe I am entitled like any other person to have the presumption of innocence. ↗

— Peter Slipper

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Were I to flatter myself with the possibility of success in such combat, it would indeed be presumption. ↗

— Anne Seward

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... always keep in mind that an article of faith is not something that the faithful assume. Faith, for those who have it, is the most certain form of knowledge, not a tentative opinion. ↗

— Mortimer J. Adler

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It's a naive domestic Burgundy without any breeding, but I think you'll be amused by its presumption. ↗

— James Thurber

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There are events which are so great that if a writer has participated in them his obligation is to write truly rather than assume the presumption of altering them with invention. ↗

— Ernest Hemingway

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An important and fundamental premise of the American judicial system is the presumption of innocence, that is until proven guilty. ↗

— DMX

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I think I have the right to know what Steve Forbes paid in taxes - I don't think there should be a law. I think there should be a presumption. I wouldn't vote for a guy who wouldn't reveal what he paid in taxes. That kind of thing. ↗

— Esther Dyson

#guy #i #i think #kind #know

People are entitled to the presumption of innocence. ↗

— Barney Frank

#innocence #people #presumption