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Sacrifice Quotes
"Sacrifice still exists everywhere, and everywhere the elect of each generation suffers for the salvation of the rest."
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"Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation."
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"Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies."
49
"It is explained that all relationships require a little give and take. This is untrue. Any partnership demands that we give and give and give and at the last, as we flop into our graves exhausted, we are told that we didn't give enough."
48
"In an effort to eliminate the possibility of any rival growing up, some monopolists would sacrifice democracy itself."
48
"Self-denial is the first quality of love."
45
"If we cannot by reason, by influence, by example, by strenuous effort, and by personal sacrifice, mend the bad places of civilization, we certainly cannot do it by force."
44
"I'm tired of carrying around the weight of the world. I'm just going to lay it down now. It's my time to die, and it's your time to live. Don't mess it up."
44
"The problem that faces our country today, the last 30 years we have lived off the future, and the bill is coming due. So there cannot be anything that is not put on the table. There will not be one American that will not be called to sacrifice. Those that are more well-to-do will be called to sacrifice to a greater extent."
44
"With courage and character, American soldiers continue to put themselves on the line to defend our freedom, and so many have paid the ultimate sacrifice."
44
"Since September 11, 2001, many in this nation and this Congress have a deeper appreciation for the importance of the sacrifices made by our law enforcement officers."
43
"She settled back in the chair and draped one leg casually over the other, her hands coming to rest together on her knee."Arrest me. Torture me. Parade me about in the public square. You will have your prize catch. And you will lose everything."
43
"Across the country, people are willing to tighten their belts and sacrifice. The president should ask the oil industry to do the same."
42
"Being selfish to me means that you have to look out for yourself and you don't have to sacrifice."
42
"We strain to tell Americans and aliens in this country that there's nothing unique about America, nothing unique about American civilization, nothing that requires their allegiance, nothing of great value that they should sacrifice for."
42
"The struggle is so great that the triumph over fascism alone is worth the sacrifice of our lives."
42
"If you can't stand a little sacrifice and you can't stand a trip across the desert with limited water, we're never going to straighten this country out."
42
"This inevitability of conflict motivates us today and echoes the reminder that freedom is not given away and our national security is not achieved without sacrifice."
42
"In order to fully realise our aspirations, we must create in the masses of the people the sense of sacrifice and responsibility that has been the characteristic of the anarchist movement throughout its historic development in Spain."
41
"If you feel very deeply about something, it's not possible to sacrifice your integrity about that."
40
"My philosophy is, don't take no for an answer and be willing to sacrifice your entire project for freedom."
40
"In the lexicon of the political class, the word "sacrifice" means that the citizens are supposed to mail even more of their income to Washington so that the political class will not have to sacrifice the pleasure of spending it."
37
"That every person is desirous to obtain, with as little sacrifice as possible, as much as possible of the articles of wealth."
37
"The First Amendment is not an altar on which we must sacrifice our children, families, and community standards. Obscene material that is not protected by the First Amendment can and must be prohibited."
37
"We all understand the value of sacrifice, even if that only involves setting aside dessert so as to lose weight, or putting money in the bank so as to later buy a house. Progress or achievement in any arena requires choices that often oppose what one feels like doing. The trick in truly succeeding with this in the long run is locating enough depth of feeling that the experience of conflicting desires dissolves. For that to happen, one has to learn how to think emotionally and physiologically."
37
"Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, even as a temporary measure, is to betray it."
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"If you love someone, if someone loved you, if they taught you to write and made it so you could speak, how can you do nothing at all? You might as well take their words out of the dirt and try to snatch them from the wind.Because once you love, it is gone. You love and you cannot call it back."
36
"They paid the ultimate price and we can never forget their sacrifice."
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