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Millicent Fenwick Quotes

In our times, significantly, the three outstanding voices against violence have been silenced by murder - Mahatma Gandhi in India, Archbishop Romero in El Salvador, and Dr. Martin Luther King, here at home Picture Quote #1

The business of government is justice Picture Quote #1

Never feel self-pity, the most destructive emotion there is. How awful to caught up in the terrible squirrel cage of self Picture Quote #1

Wherever injustice occurs, we all need to be concerned Picture Quote #1

What we do stems directly from what we believe Picture Quote #1

When you’re old, everything you do is sort of a miracle Picture Quote #1

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We must have government, but we must watch them like a hawk Picture Quote #1

If there is one thing the past years have taught us, it is the importance of a keen and high sense of honor in those who handle our governmental affairs Picture Quote #1

I have come to believe that the one thing people cannot bear is a sense of injustice. Poverty, cold, even hunger, are more bearable than injustice Picture Quote #1

The only people who would be in government are those who care more about people than they do about power Picture Quote #1

The essence of good taste is a sense of values, and a sense of values is the pivotal point of good living Picture Quote #1

Any change in customs... takes generations to accomplish, and must come about by general consent. Even a superficial study of sociology shows the futility of past efforts to make a lasting change in manners by an act of will or authority Picture Quote #1

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There is hardly a facet of life that is now free of some sort of federal action Picture Quote #1

Like life and people, it is full of paradoxes. Etiquette is based on tradition, and yet it can change. Its ramifications are trivialities, but its roots are in great principles Picture Quote #1

A code of behavior is an inevitable part of life in any community, and if we hadn’t inherited ours, we should have had to invent one Picture Quote #1

Economics is not a science, in the sense that a policy can be repeatedly applied under similar conditions and will repeatedly produce similar results Picture Quote #1

Influence comes out of the work that you’ve done and the things you’ve stood for. Influence and power shouldn’t be given to just anybody who wants them Picture Quote #1

You give bureaucrats power over others, and when the others are poor and helpless, nothing matches government. More than any single exploitive tyrannical force, the possibility of what government can do is absolutely terrifying Picture Quote #1

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In my opinion it is a grave error for women to feel that they must move only in women’s interests... What, after all, would we think if men all got together and kept doing things that were supposed to be in the interest of men? Picture Quote #1

Good behavior is everybody’s business, and good taste can be everyone’s goal Picture Quote #1

You may never reach a solution, but you’re never absolved from the responsibility of trying Picture Quote #1

I have come to believe that one thing people cannot bear is a sense of injustice. Poverty, cold, even hunger are more bearable than injustice Picture Quote #1

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In our times, significantly, the three outstanding voices against violence have been silenced by murder - Mahatma Gandhi in India, Archbishop Romero in El Salvador, and Dr. Martin Luther King, here at home (Millicent Fenwick Quotes) The business of government is justice (Millicent Fenwick Quotes) Never feel self-pity, the most destructive emotion there is. How awful to caught up in the terrible squirrel cage of self (Millicent Fenwick Quotes) Wherever injustice occurs, we all need to be concerned (Millicent Fenwick Quotes) What we do stems directly from what we believe (Millicent Fenwick Quotes) When you’re old, everything you do is sort of a miracle (Millicent Fenwick Quotes) We must have government, but we must watch them like a hawk (Millicent Fenwick Quotes) If there is one thing the past years have taught us, it is the importance of a keen and high sense of honor in those who handle our governmental affairs (Millicent Fenwick Quotes) I have come to believe that the one thing people cannot bear is a sense of injustice. Poverty, cold, even hunger, are more bearable than injustice (Millicent Fenwick Quotes) The only people who would be in government are those who care more about people than they do about power (Millicent Fenwick Quotes) The essence of good taste is a sense of values, and a sense of values is the pivotal point of good living (Millicent Fenwick Quotes) Any change in customs... takes generations to accomplish, and must come about by general consent. Even a superficial study of sociology shows the futility of past efforts to make a lasting change in manners by an act of will or authority (Millicent Fenwick Quotes) There is hardly a facet of life that is now free of some sort of federal action (Millicent Fenwick Quotes) Like life and people, it is full of paradoxes. Etiquette is based on tradition, and yet it can change. Its ramifications are trivialities, but its roots are in great principles (Millicent Fenwick Quotes) A code of behavior is an inevitable part of life in any community, and if we hadn’t inherited ours, we should have had to invent one (Millicent Fenwick Quotes) Economics is not a science, in the sense that a policy can be repeatedly applied under similar conditions and will repeatedly produce similar results (Millicent Fenwick Quotes) Influence comes out of the work that you’ve done and the things you’ve stood for. Influence and power shouldn’t be given to just anybody who wants them (Millicent Fenwick Quotes) You give bureaucrats power over others, and when the others are poor and helpless, nothing matches government. More than any single exploitive tyrannical force, the possibility of what government can do is absolutely terrifying (Millicent Fenwick Quotes) In my opinion it is a grave error for women to feel that they must move only in women’s interests... What, after all, would we think if men all got together and kept doing things that were supposed to be in the interest of men? (Millicent Fenwick Quotes) Good behavior is everybody’s business, and good taste can be everyone’s goal (Millicent Fenwick Quotes) You may never reach a solution, but you’re never absolved from the responsibility of trying (Millicent Fenwick Quotes) I have come to believe that one thing people cannot bear is a sense of injustice. Poverty, cold, even hunger are more bearable than injustice (Millicent Fenwick Quotes)