Quote by Herman Melville
There are times when even the most potent governor must wink at tr

There are times when even the most potent governor must wink at transgression, in order to preserve the laws inviolate for the future. – Herman Melville

Other quotes by Herman Melville

Stripped of the cunning artifices of the tailor, and standing forth in the garb of Eden – what a sorry set of round-shouldered, spindle-shanked, crane-necked varlets would civilized men appear! – Herman Melville

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Clothing
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A true military officer is in one particular like a true monk. Not with more self-abnegation will the latter keep his vows of monastic obedience than the former his vows of allegiance to martial duty. – Herman Melville

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Obedience
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The Nuclear Security Summit was President Obamas initiative born out of his vision to leave behind a safer, more prosperous world for the future generation. – Lee Myung-bak

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Future

People always ask me, What is it that you regret? And I say, nothing, because I could not buy what Ive learned. And I apply those things to my life I learn. And hopefully, hopefully it helps me to be a better human in the future and make better choices. – Katy Perry

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Future

Children are our future we must take care of them with maximum effort. – Naomi Campbell

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Future

Let the workers organize. Let the toilers assemble. Let their crystallized voice proclaim their injustices and demand their privileges. Let all thoughtful citizens sustain them, for the future of Labor is the future of America. – John L. Lewis

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Future

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I dont even talk about whether or not racial profiling is legal. I just dont think racial profiling is a particularly good law enforcement tool. – Eric Holder

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legal

Success follows those adept at preserving the substance of the past by clothing it in the forms of the future. – Dee Hock

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Future

With fiction, you can talk about plot, character and narrative, whereas a poem brings home the fact that everything that happens in a work of literature happens in terms of language. And this is daunting stuff to deal with. – Terry Eagleton

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Home

I never liked apples. In fact, when I was a little girl, my mom wanted to give me apples in my lunch box and I would ask for green peppers. So bizarre… Its funny – I dont have an apple a day, but I can say that I have a few a week. – Lana Parrilla

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mom