"There is a movement to get an international criminal court in the world, voted for by hundreds of states-but with the noticeable absence of the United States of America."

Absence, America, Court, states

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"There is a movement to get an international criminal court in the world, voted for by hundreds of states-but with the noticeable absence of the United States of America."

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"God's absence in the carnage is due to one single rather unnerving fact; that at some time past He honored our request that He leave. And if we are not brutally honest with ourselves regarding that choice, it is we ourselves who have set the stage for the next tragedy."

Craig D. Lounsbrough, American Author

Absence, Truth, Regret, Power, Inspirational

"In general, if signs of sectarianism do appear in a Socialist Party, these are only the products of the absence of a broad Labour movement in the country."

Karl Radek, Ukrainian Politician

Absence, Country, Party

"There is no surer mark of the absence of the highest moral and intellectual qualities than a cold reception of excellence."

Philip James Bailey, English Poet

Absence, Excellence

"In 1916 I was discharged from military service, or rather, given a sort of leave of absence on the understanding that I might be recalled within a few months. And so I was a free man, at least for a while."

George Grosz, German Artist

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"Judicious absence is a weapon."

Charles Reade, English Novelist

Absence,

"Wilderness is not defined by the absence of certain activities, but rather by the presence of certain unique and invaluable characteristics."

Nick Rahall, American Politician

Absence, Wilderness

"That a great battle must soon be fought no one could doubt; but, in the apparent and perhaps real absence of plan on the part of Lee, it was impossible to foretell the precise scene of the encounter."

Edward Everett, American Statesman

Absence, Battle, Doubt

"There is a movement to get an international criminal court in the world, voted for by hundreds of states-but with the noticeable absence of the United States of America."

Harold Pinter, English Dramatist

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"In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?"

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

Absence, Justice

"We seem, as it were, to have conquered and peopled half the world in a fit of absence of mind."

John Robert Seeley, English Writer

Absence, Mind, World

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"There's a tradition in British intellectual life of mocking any non-political force that gets involved in politics, especially within the sphere of the arts and the theatre."

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"My second play, The Birthday Party, I wrote in 1958 - or 1957. It was totally destroyed by the critics of the day, who called it an absolute load of rubbish."

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"The Companion of Honour I regarded as an award from the country for 50 years of work - which I thought was okay."

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"I think that NATO is itself a war criminal."

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"I believe an international criminal court is very much to be desired."

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"I mean, don't forget the earth's about five thousand million years old, at least. Who can afford to live in the past?"

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"Most of the press is in league with government, or with the status quo."

Government, Press

"I also found being called Sir rather silly."

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"I think it is the responsibility of a citizen of any country to say what he thinks."

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"I don't intend to simply go away and write my plays and be a good boy. I intend to remain an independent and political intelligence in my own right."

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