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• It is better for me to die in behalf of Jesus Christ, than to reign over all the ends of the earth.

  Ignatius of Antioch

  Jesus, Earth, Reign

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• The courts cannot garnish a fathers salary, nor freeze his account, nor seize his property on behalf of his children, in our society. Apparently this is because a kid is not a car or a couch or a boat.

  June Jordan

  Children, Father, Kids

  June Jordan (2009). “Some of Us Did Not Die: New and Selected Essays”, p.159, Basic Books

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• I am a soldier, convinced that I am acting on behalf of soldiers.

  Siegfried Sassoon

  Soldier, Acting, Convinced

  Siegfried Sassoon (1983). “Siegfried Sassoon's long journey: selections from the Sherston memoirs”, Oxford University Press, USA

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• I am certain that I speak on behalf of my entire nation when I say: Today, we are all Americans. In grief, as in defiance.

  Benjamin Netanyahu

  Grief, September, Speak

  Benjamin Netanyahu's Speech on the September 11th terrorist attacks, www.aish.com. September 20, 2001.

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• But I'm very happy with my life the way it has been turning out. A little time in the country, a little time with the animals and working on behalf of them.

  Mary Tyler Moore

  Country, Animal, Littles

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  People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

  Richard Grenier

  Strength, Wisdom, Veterans Day

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• Those who 'abjure' violence can do so only because others are committing violence on their behalf.

  George Orwell

  Violence, Can Do

  George Orwell, Ian Angus, Sheila Davison (1998). “The Complete Works of George Orwell: I belong to the Left: 1945”

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• I have accordingly considered it, and now appear not only in obedience to your order, but likewise in behalf of the inhabitants of this town, who have presented another petition, and out of regard to the liberties of the subject.

  James Otis

  Order, Liberty, Towns

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• The functions of the family in a highly differentiated society are not to be interpreted as functions directly on behalf of the society, but on behalf of personality.

  Talcott Parsons

  Personality, Function

  Talcott Parsons, Robert Freed Bales (1956). “Family Socialization and Interaction Process”, p.16, Psychology Press

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• I think I would like to go into modelling. Of course, I don't know how to do it, and wouldn't be any good at it if I did, so I'm going to employ someone to walk the catwalks on my behalf. It would still be me, of course.

  Terry Pratchett

  Thinking, Catwalk, Walks

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• Toward the end of his life, one can sense that he was no longer thinking his way into the minds of others, causing them to speak on his behalf, but that he was now speaking for himself.

  Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

  Thinking, Mind, Way

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• That's the duty of the old, to be anxious on behalf of the young. And the duty of the young is to scorn the anxiety of the old.

  Philip Pullman

  Maturity, Anxiety, Young

  Philip Pullman (1995). “Northern lights”

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• History has shown us that, on extraordinarily rare occasions, it becomes necessary for the federal government to intervene on behalf of individuals whose 14th Amendment rights to legal due process and equal protection may be violated by a state.

  Michael K. Simpson

  Rights, Government, Rare Occasion

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• The refusal to rest content, the willingness to risk excess on behalf of one's obsessions, is what distinguishes artists from entertainers, and what makes some artists adventurers on behalf of us all.

  John Updike

  Artist, Risk, Excess

  John Updike (2012). “Assorted Prose”, p.189, Random House

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• Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us.

  Barbara Deming

  Moving, Men, Tactics

  Barbara Deming (1984). “We Are All Part of One Another: A Barbara Deming Reader”

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• Clearly you need a new team to go out to bat on your behalf; to fight for your rights and to report back to you personally and to the leadership of the IFP.

  Mangosuthu Buthelezi

  Team, Fighting, Rights

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• My answer to those who oppose my appointment as CEO is that this is really a decision of the YWCA. They want to strengthen their grassroots to advocate on behalf of women's and children's empowerment and ending racism.

  Patricia Ireland

  Children, Racism, Decision

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• I'm always willing to endure humiliation on behalf of my characters.

  Ben Stiller

  Character, Comedy, Endure

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• I'm of a fearsome mind to throw my arms around every living librarian who crosses my path, on behalf of the souls they never knew they saved.

  Barbara Kingsolver

  Soul, Mind, Library

  Barbara Kingsolver (2011). “High Tide in Tucson”, p.39, Faber & Faber

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• Oh, I'm not English, I cannot talk on behalf of an English person. I'm French. I can say about French. They are quite emotional, though, and they talk about their emotions

  Sophie Marceau

  Emotional, Persons, I Can

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• Many of you are well enough off that... the tax cuts may have helped you... We're saying that for America to get back on track, we're probably going to cut that short and not give it to you. We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good.

  Hillary Clinton

  Cutting, America, Giving

  Hillary Clinton's speech to a crowd of financial donors at a fundraiser for Senator Barbara Boxer in San Francisco, June 28, 2004.

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• Forget the image, forget the ensemble, forget the rumours, forget the short skirts, the big hair, whatever! I owe this to the fans and I will never forget you so I want to accept this award on behalf of all of you.

  Mariah Carey

  Awards, Hair, Fans

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• Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has to take the place of the victim and on his behalf demand atonement or grant forgiveness; it is the one crime in which society has a direct interest.

  W. H. Auden

  Forgiveness, Party, Unique

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• It is not government's job to mandate responsibility on our behalf. We have the intelligence and good sense to make wise consumption choices for ourselves and our children. It is up to us to do what is best for our health and our children's health.

  Michael Dean Crapo

  Wise, Jobs, Children

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• We don't believe in planners and deciders making the decisions on behalf of Americans.

  George W. Bush

  Believe, Humor, Decision

  "The 2000 campaign: The Texas Governor; Bush Says That the Bottom Line on Gore's Proposals Would Consume the Surplus" by Alison Mitchell, www.nytimes.com. September 7, 2000.

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