#viola

Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws. ↗

— John Adams

#doing #god #his #laws #power

In violation of the Habeas Corpus Act and the fundamental laws of our constitution these men have never been brought to trail or even allowed to see a lawyer. ↗

— John Amery

#allowed #been #brought #constitution #corpus

Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

#falsehood #may #only #outraged #silence

And she says, “Then let’s just take the effing road and get ourselves to Haven.” I smile, a little. “You said effing,” I say. “You actually said the word effing. ↗

— Patrick Ness

#funny #todd #viola #funny

I like movies that pop, that have a little bit of candy on, that freedom to have a little bit of extra fun, but are rooted in real behaviour. Rooted in cause and effect, never violating reality. ↗

— Tony Gilroy

#bit #candy #cause #effect #extra

The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer. ↗

— Victor Borge

#burns #difference #longer #viola #violin

There is no end to the violations committed by children on children, quietly talking alone. ↗

— Elizabeth Bowen

#children #committed #end #quietly #talking

But if I had committed a breach of privilege, it was the privilege of the Senate, and not of this House, which was violated. I was answerable there and not here. ↗

— Preston Brooks

#breach #committed #had #here #house

The EU and the U.S. often work together to develop international standards. This is the case in fighting terrorism and transnational crime, advancing trade liberalization, and combating piracy and intellectual property violations. ↗

— John Bruton

#case #combating #crime #develop #eu

You can't divorce religious belief and public service I've never detected any conflict between God's will and my political duty. If you violate one, you violate the other. ↗

— Jimmy Carter

#belief #between #conflict #detected #divorce