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«An attempt is already underway to revise history - to leave the impression that the former president had nothing to do with Watergate. But there is no doubt about his obstruction of justice after the Watergate break-in.»
Author: John J. Sirica
| Keywords:
break in, no doubt, obstruction, obstructions, obstruction of justice, revise, revised, The Watergate, underway, Watergate
«The sweetest and most inoffensive path of life leads through the avenues of science and learning; and whoever can either remove any obstruction in this way, or open up any new prospect, ought, so far, to be esteemed a benefactor to mankind»
Author: David Hume
(Economist, Essayist, Historian, Philosopher)
| About:
Mankind
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avenues, Avenue of, benefactor, benefactors, esteemed, inoffensive, obstruction, obstructions, open up, prospect, remove, sweetest, The Avenue
«OPPOSE, v. To assist with obstructions and objections.How lonely he who thinks to vex With bandinage the Solemn Sex! Of levity, Mere Man, beware; None but the Grave deserve the Unfair. --Percy P. Orminder»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
| Keywords:
assist, obstruction, obstructions, Percy, vex
«Why has mankind had such a craving to be imposed upon? Why this lust after imposing creeds, imposing deeds, imposing buildings, imposing language, imposing works of art? The thing becomes an imposition and a weariness at last. Give us things that are alive and flexible, which won't last too long and become an obstruction and a weariness. Even Michelangelo becomes at last a lump and a burden and a bore. It is so hard to see past him.»
Author: D.H. Lawrence
(Essayist, Novelist, Poet)
| Keywords:
Buildings, craving, creeds, flexible, imposed, lump, lust after, obstruction, obstructions, weariness
«We can look upon a road from two different points of view. One regards it as dividing us from the object of desire; in that case we count every step of our journey over it as something attained by force in the face of obstruction. The other sees it a»
Author: Rabindranath Tagore
(Essayist, Playwright, Poet)
| Keywords:
obstruction, obstructions, points of view, regards
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