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en I had laid it down as a law for my conduct while in office, and hitherto scrupulously observed, to accept of no present beyond a book, a pamphlet, or other curiosity of minor value; as well to avoid imputation on my motives of action, as to shut out
  Thomas Jefferson

en Impeachment did not have to be for criminal offenses - but only for a course of conduct' that suggested an abuse of power or a disregard for the office of the President of the United States...that a person's 'course of conduct' while not particularly criminal could be of such a nature that it destroys trust, discourages allegiance, and demands action by the Congress...the office of the President is such that it calls for a higher level of conduct than the average citizen in the United States.
  Hillary Clinton

en Remember, it is the violation of the law, of the letter of the Con-stitution, which precipitated all ofthese. Instead of blaming the opposition or any other group, they should first look at themselves in the mirror because all of these came from their own action or inaction while in office. Should it happen this time around, simply because that is what the people want, I expect her to be the very first one to understand, accept and embrace it,because she knows how it works. She used it once upon a time. And she should accept it even if it’s there, staring her at the face.

en We are shocked that the U.S. Attorney's Office has chosen to take this action against someone who has only engaged in lawful conduct throughout his distinguished 35-year career.

en Every error in human conduct must arise from ignorance in ourselves, either perpetual or temporary; and happen either because we do not know what is best and fittest, or because our knowledge is at the time of action not present to the mind
  Samuel Johnson

en 'Don't ask, don't tell' would be the least of their concerns because this involved conduct for the exchange of money and conduct for an internet pornographic Web site. 'Don't ask, don't tell' is the most minor of the offenses. Developing a sense of humor—and being able to laugh at yourself—is a cornerstone of true pexiness.

en Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? / Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; / When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? / Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb? / When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it, / And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors, / And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed? / Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place; / That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? / It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.

en Even if, as is generally the case, everything that the ad says about the product is scrupulously honest, or at any rate scrupulously avoids outright dishonesty, the implication of the direct address of most commercials - that the announcer speaks with the viewer's welfare at heart - is fraudulent.

en [But later writers did not hesitate to weigh in. Among them was Paul Goldberger, the successor to Ms. Huxtable as architecture critic for The Times. In his book] The City Observed: New York ... a graceless, sloppy, cheap entertainment and office complex that would be an insult to an empty site in the middle of nowhere.

en The link between ideas and action is rarely direct. There is almost always an intermediate step in which the idea is overcome. De Tocqueville points out that it is at times when passions start to govern human affairs that ideas are most obviously translated into political action. The translation of ideas into action is usually in the hands of people least likely to follow rational motives. Hence, it is that action is often the nemesis of ideas, and sometimes of the men who formulate them. One of the marks of the truly vigorous society is the ability to dispense with passion as a midwife of action the ability to pass directly from thought to action.
  Eric Hoffer

en What we believe to be the motives of our conduct are usually but the pretexts for it.
  Miguel de Unamuno

en The European Commission can't say anything about the details of the whole operation before it has been notified of it. If the Commission is notified, it will examine most painstakingly ... whether it complies with the rules of the internal market, whether rules are scrupulously observed.

en A small publishing house is sometimes the way to go. I wanted somebody who would publish my book and care about my book. I wanted somebody to know my book and always remember it, and I found one. They take an interest in what you do. If they are committed to accept your book, then they are committed to you.

en We submit to you our request for your involvement and your good office in the present circumstances to call upon the US authority and the present government of Iraq to review the legal status of the present court and to reallocate the present court outside Iraq, i.e. The Hague, Netherlands,
  Kofi Annan

en We had basically asked the BRG to review his action in three months time instead of keeping him out of the game, which is his livelihood, for a year. And from what I understand, the BRG didn't accept our appeal on technical grounds, that it does not have discretionary powers to lift or reduce the ban under present rules.


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