"Heroism in a bad cause."

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"An explanation of cause is not a justification by reason."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

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"We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause."

William James, American Philosopher

Cause, Choice, Difference, Man

"For these cultures, getting rid of the pain without addressing the deeper cause would be like shutting off a fire alarm while the fire's still going."

David Foster Wallace, American Writer

Cause, Fire, Pain

"To win the cause we all believe in, the spread of true democracy all over the world, we need to win by example, not just with speeches but by example; not just with military might but by gaining the respect of the world."

Barbara Boxer, American Politician

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"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

Cause, Opponents

"So inscrutable is the arrangement of causes and consequences in this world, that a two-penny duty on tea, unjustly imposed in a sequestered part of it, changes the condition of all its inhabitants."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Cause, Effect, Change, History

"Before the effect one believes in different causes than one does after the effect."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

Cause, Causes, Effect

"We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the product of several, and the majority of our controversies come from that."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Cause, Majority

"The final causes, then, of compassion are to prevent and to relieve misery."

Joseph Butler, English Clergyman

Cause, Causes, Compassion, Misery

"He is not only dull in himself, but the cause of dullness in others."

Samuel Foote, English Dramatist

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"An explanation of cause is not a justification by reason."

"We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause."

"For these cultures, getting rid of the pain without addressing the deeper cause would be like shutting off a fire alarm while the fire's still going."

"To win the cause we all believe in, the spread of true democracy all over the world, we need to win by example, not just with speeches but by example; not just with military might but by gaining the respect of the world."

"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid."

"So inscrutable is the arrangement of causes and consequences in this world, that a two-penny duty on tea, unjustly imposed in a sequestered part of it, changes the condition of all its inhabitants."

"Before the effect one believes in different causes than one does after the effect."

"We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the product of several, and the majority of our controversies come from that."

"The final causes, then, of compassion are to prevent and to relieve misery."

"He is not only dull in himself, but the cause of dullness in others."

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"A style is not a matter of camera angles or fancy footwork, it's an expression, an accurate expression of your particular opinion."

"A big element of what they regard as conformity is simply a desire to have an audience."

"I said I would do all the films about the commercials, and the films about ball-bearings and Ford tractors and so on, if once a year they gave me money for a free film."

"I will only speak off the record about Debra Winger."

"The British cinema had been very dull and conformist."

"There's a great danger in making this seem more important than it is, this whole Free Cinema thing."

"Minority views expressed in films simply don't sell tickets."

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"Heroism in a bad cause."