Voice Of Reason Quotes

• The voice of reason is more to be regarded than the bent of any present inclination; since inclination will at length come over to reason, though we can never force reason to comply with inclination.

  Joseph Addison

  Voice, Reason, Bent

  Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele (1854). “The Spectator: with a biographical and critical preface, and explanatory notes”, p.372

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• The voice of reason is inaudible to irrational people.

  Mardy Grothe

  Voice, People, Reason

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• We cannot have peace on Earth until we learn to speak with one voice. That voice must be the voice of reason, the voice of compassion, the voice of love. It is the voice of divinity within us.

  Neale Donald Walsch

  Compassion, Voice, Earth

  FaceBook post by Neale Donald Walsch from Apr 03, 2016

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• The voice of reason is small, but very persistent.

  Sigmund Freud

  Voice, Reason, Persistent

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• But the mild voice of reason, pleading the cause of an enlarged and permanent interest, is but too often drowned, before public bodies as well as individuals, by the clamors of an impatient avidity for immediate and immoderate gain.

  James Madison

  Voice, People, Body

  Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay (1852). “The Federalist, on the new constitution, written in 1788, with an appendix, containing the letters of Pacificus and Helvidius on the proclamation of neutrality of 1793, also the original articles of confederation and the constitution of the United States”, p.196

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• The Voice of Reason is in us all...and everyone can recognize it because it makes sense and everyone benefits from it equally.

  Bill Hicks

  Voice, Benefits, Reason

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• Reason is a faculty far larger than mere objective force. When either the political or the scientific discourse announces itself as the voice of reason, it is playing God, and should be spanked and stood in the corner.

  Ursula K. Le Guin

  God, Voice, Political

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• World peace through nonviolent means is neither absurd nor unattainable. All other methods have failed. Thus we must begin anew. Nonviolence is a good starting point. Those of us who believe in this method can be voices of reason, sanity, and understanding amid the voices of violence, hatred, and emotion. We can very well set a mood of peace out of which a system of peace can be built.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Peace, War, Believe

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• Between craft and credulity, the voice of reason is stifled.

  Edmund Burke

  Voice, Crafts, Reason

  'Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol' (1777) p. 34

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• They say you better listen to the voice of reason But they don't give you any choice 'cause they think that it's treason. So you had better do as you are told. You better listen to the radio.

  Elvis Costello

  Thinking, Voice, Giving

  Song: Radio, Radio, Album: This Year's Model, 1978

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• I believe we all have the Voice of Reason inside us...to gently lead us out of our own self-created hells.

  Bill Hicks

  Believe, Self, Voice

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• Without the voice of reason, every faith is its own curse.

  Sting

  Voice, Reason, Curse

  Song: History Will Teach Us Nothing

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• Often the losing of a battle leads to the winning of progress. Less glory but greater liberty: the drum is silent and the voices of reason can be heard.

  Victor Hugo

  Winning, Voice, Progress

  Victor Hugo (1980). “Les misérables”, Viking Pr

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• The voice of passion is better than the voice of reason. The passionless cannot change history.

  Czeslaw Milosz

  Change, Passion, Voice

  Czeslaw Milosz, “Child Of Europe”

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• Liberalism and capitalism address themselves to the cool, well-balanced mind. They proceed by strict logic, eliminating any appeal to the emotions. Socialism, on the contrary, works on the emotions, tries to violate logical considerations by rousing a sense of personal interest and to stifle the voice of reason by awakening primitive instincts.

  Ludwig von Mises

  Voice, Mind, Trying

  Ludwig von Mises (2016). “Socialism - An Economic and Sociological Analysis: The Economist”, p.465, VM eBooks

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• I aspire to be that, to be a voice of reason one day.

  Drew Barrymore

  Voice, One Day, Reason

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• The ghost of a smile flickered across his lips. ‘You’re always the voice of reason. Just try listening to yourself once in a while.

  Richelle Mead

  Voice, Listening, Trying

  Richelle Mead (2012). “The Golden Lily: A Bloodlines Novel”, p.149, Penguin

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• Mr. John Coleman, who invented the Weather Channel, represents over 30,000 scientists who cannot get their voices heard on the main stream media, since they hold a viewpoint on Global Warming that runs opposite to the government and media template. The voices of reason are being suppressed.

  Peter DeGraaf

  Running, Weather, Voice

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• In a sometimes unreasonable business, Jack Valenti was a giant voice of reason. He was the greatest ambassador Hollywood has ever known and I will value his wisdom and friendship for all time.

  Jack Valenti

  Voice, Hollywood, Giants

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• For three decades, Senator Arlen Specter served the people of Pennsylvania with independence, toughness, determination and an unflinching devotion to the best interests of his constituents and our country. From the committee room to the Senate chamber, Senator Specter offered a voice of reason and passion in every debate - always willing to reach across the aisle and work across party lines to get the job done, regardless of political gamesmanship or gain.

  Nancy Pelosi

  Country, Determination, Jobs

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• I need voices of reason and of hysteria and of empathy. I need to have an Alanis moment. I need advice from Elizabeth Bennett. I need Tim Tams and comfort food.

  Melina Marchetta

  Voice, Hysteria, Empathy

  Melina Marchetta (2007). “Saving Francesca”, p.177, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• Im not the voice of reason; Im more the guy using these offensive topics as fodder to raise tension in a joke.

  Anthony Jeselnik

  Voice, Guy, Topics

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