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People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. -- George Orwell
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
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
Our errors are surely not such awfully solemn things. In a world where we are so certain to incur them in spite of all our caution, a certain lightness of heart seems healthier than this excessive nervousness on their behalf. -- William James
Use your imagination lovingly on behalf of another. -- Neville Goddard
I am a soldier, convinced that I am acting on behalf of soldiers. -- Siegfried Sassoon
We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. -- Hillary Clinton
Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us. -- Barbara Deming
Working on behalf of companion animals is so important. We start to realize how healing they are. -- Bernadette Peters
People glorify all sorts of bravery except the bravery they might show on behalf of their nearest neighbors. -- George Eliot
Scripture makes it clear to me that there is an obligation to speak out on behalf of those being persecuted. -- Frank R. Wolf
Corporate partners help UNICEF fund our programmes for children, advocate with us on their behalf, or facilitate our work through logistical, technical, research or supply support. -- Carol Bellamy
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
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
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
When you are reading, someone has done a lot of work on your behalf, someone has had ideas and has then written and corrected and improved them so that they can be shared. -- Margaret Mahy
I'd love to be in another film, but they haven't asked me. I think it's a shame but the prospects of me doing another one now are remote. Please do campaign on my behalf. -- Julie Walters
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
Obeying instructions I should never dare to disregard, expressing, also, my own firm conviction, I rise in behalf of the State of New York to propose a nomination with which the country and the Republican party can grandly win. -- Roscoe Conkling
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
All that I can tell you is, that I used my humble powers to the uttermost, and raised my voice in behalf of Human Rights in general, and the elevation and Rights of Woman in particular, nearly all my life. -- Ernestine Rose
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
The head of the CIA, it seems to me, would think long and hard before he admitted that former employees of his had been involved in the murder of the President of the United States-even if they weren't acting on behalf of the Agency when they did it. -- Jim Garrison
The nation's government has just handed me the bill that grants us our civil rights. I am receiving it before you, certain that I am accepting this on behalf of all Argentinean women, and I can feel my hands tremble with joy as they grasp the laurel proclaiming victory. -- Evita Peron
It should be remarked that, as the principle of liberty is better understood, and more nobly interpreted, a broader protest is made in behalf of women. As men become aware that few have had a fair chance, they are inclined to say that no women have had a fair chance. -- Margaret Fuller
I think my daughters have a pretty healthy self-awareness but I can't speak on their behalf. -- Annie Lennox
Those who 'abjure' violence can do so only because others are committing violence on their behalf. -- George Orwell
When the men are silent, it is our duty to raise our voices in behalf of our ideals. -- Clara Zetkin
Antitrust law isn't about protecting competing businesses from each other, it's about protecting competition itself on behalf of the public. -- Al Franken
Sustainability, ensuring the future of life on Earth, is an infinite game, the endless expression of generosity on behalf of all. -- Paul Hawken
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
Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression, because power, real power, comes from our conviction which produces action, uncompromising action. -- Malcolm X
Having children, they're not your property. They need to figure out their own views. I think my daughters have a pretty healthy self-awareness, but I can't speak on their behalf. -- Annie Lennox
Elections are a competition with only one winner. Giving more money to the opponent every time one speaks on behalf of a favored candidate discourages the speech that triggers the matching funds. -- Bradley A. Smith
Pray for someone else's child, your pastor, the military, the police officers, the firemen, the teachers, the government. There's no end to the ways that you can intervene on behalf of others through prayer. -- Monica Johnson
While Mayor Daley surprised me today with his decision to not run for reelection, I have never been surprised by his leadership, dedication and tireless work on behalf of the city and the people of Chicago. -- Rahm Emanuel
No one else can take risks for us, or face our losses on our behalf, or give us self-esteem. No one can spare us from life's slings and arrows, and when death comes, we meet it alone. -- Martha Beck
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
But the most precious research to me came from the paperwork filed on behalf of my grandparents and great-grandfather. The ship's manifest showed that they could read and write. I am still emotional when I look at those boxes checked yes. -- Adriana Trigiani
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
I write better in Cape Breton... too many people around in Ontario. Down there I meet all sorts of non-human people, but they don't bother me, and I don't feel I have to apologize on behalf of my species quite so often. -- Farley Mowat
There are few people who define the word, 'rock star' better than U2's Bono. He's revered the world over not just for leading one of the biggest bands ever, but for his very public work on behalf of the underprivileged in Africa. -- Daryn Kagan
Opponents of capital punishment argue that the state has no right to take a murderer's life. Apparently, one fact that abolitionists forget or overlook is that the state is acting not only on behalf of society, but also on behalf of the murdered person and the murdered person's family. -- Dennis Prager
Scriptures reveal the divine desires of the Lord in our behalf. Each of us should have a burning desire to search the scriptures diligently and daily to seek the will of the Lord in our life. For some, it may be necessary to develop the discipline to search the scriptures daily. -- L. Lionel Kendrick
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
Randy Edsall is a good, strong, decent man who is working his tail off on behalf of the University of Maryland. And there are more people that want to spend their days burning things down than building it up. At least just stop rooting against him. You know, give the guy a chance. -- Kevin Plank
On behalf of NARAL Pro-Choice America - and our one million member activists - I am honored to be here to talk to you about what's at stake for women in 2012. I am proud to say that the Democratic Party believes that women have the right to choose a safe, legal abortion with dignity and privacy. -- Nancy Keenan
I am only speaking of my own behalf. -- Akbar Ganji
Always I am speaking English on behalf of fools -- Michael Pitre
To work on behalf of the wild is to restore culture -- Gary Snyder
The universe will reward you for taking risks on its behalf. -- Shakti Gawain
Netscape was able to get the government working on its behalf. -- Bill Gates
Spiritual warfare is the unseen battle God wages on your behalf. -- Jim George
I'm always willing to endure humiliation on behalf of my characters. -- Ben Stiller
Grace happens when we act with others on behalf of our world. -- Joanna Macy
The bond was so strange at times. Jill was jealous on Adrian's behalf. -- Richelle Mead
There is no substitute for your impassioned prayers on behalf of your children -- Jim George
Ron's indignation on his behalf was worth about a hundred points to him. -- J. K. Rowling
This is Rickey calling on behalf of Rickey. Rickey wants to play baseball. -- Rickey Henderson
Telling stories on behalf of brands is what I've done all my life. -- Lee Clow
I am always touched when friends make contributions to my foundation on my behalf. -- Liya Kebede
The very purpose of a knight is to fight on behalf of a lady. -- Thomas Malory
On behalf of all that is good and melodic, Ludwig van Beethoven, I apologize. -- Sarah Strohmeyer
We don't believe in planners and deciders making the decisions on behalf of Americans. -- George W. Bush
We leave it up to books and movies to talk about WWII on our behalf. -- Chris Cleave
No one is above the law and that I would pursue justice on their behalf. -- Marilyn Mosby
... the country deserves us to be willing to compromise on behalf of the greater good. -- Barack Obama
The State is the sum total of the sacrifice, on its behalf, of its members. -- Mahatma Gandhi
The test of sincerity of one's prayer is the willingness to labor on its behalf. -- Saint John Chrysostom
Pray without ceasing on behalf of other men...For cannot he that falls rise again? -- Ignatius of Antioch
The people must fight on behalf of the law as though for the city wall. -- Heraclitus
The protection of God cannot, without sacrilege, be invoked but in behalf of justice and right. -- Lajos Kossuth
The real sin of idolatry is always committed on behalf of something similar to the State. -- Simone Weil
It is easy to be wise on behalf of others than to be so for ourselves. -- Francois de La Rochefoucauld
As believers in Jesus Christ, our work is to believe while God works on our behalf. -- Joyce Meyer
When a woman writes you a poem, she spends time with the gods on your behalf. -- Aja Monet
You cannot speak on behalf of a nation when you have no mandate to do so. -- Jean-Marie Le Pen
I can't speak on behalf of the show. I'm not a creator; I'm just a pawn. -- Randy Harrison
The corporate lobby in Washington is basically designed to stifle all legislative activity on behalf of consumers. -- Ralph Nader
I want to compliment The Heritage Foundation for its work on behalf of a strong national defense. -- Don Nickles
We cannot ask in behalf of Christ what Christ would not ask Himself if He were praying. -- A. B. Simpson
Never underestimate the power that comes when a parent pleads with God on behalf of a child. -- Max Lucado
I am convinced that these heavenly beings exist and that they provide unseen aid on our behalf. -- Billy Graham
People glorify all sorts of bravery except the bravery they might show on behalf of their nearest neighbors." -- George Eliot
My mother was very involved with Cesar Chavez's work on behalf of the migrant farm workers in California. -- Caitlin Flanagan
Jesus has borne the death penalty on our behalf. Behold the wonder! There He hang upon the cross! -- Charles Spurgeon
It is not our task to secure the triumph of truth, but merely to fight on its behalf. -- Blaise Pascal
Humanity does not ask us to be happy. It merely asks us to be brilliant on its behalf. -- Orson Scott Card
What defines patriotism, for me, is the idea that one rises to act on behalf of one's country. -- Edward Snowden
Sometimes the only thing we do to avoid success is refuse to be energetic on our own behalf -- Barbara Sher
Each activity of daily life in which we stretch ourselves on behalf of others is a prayer in action. -- Richard J. Foster
So on behalf of a well-oiled unit of people who came together to serve something greater than themselves, congratulations. -- George W. Bush
That is the most confusing and insane thing to me, when people get offended on behalf of another group. -- Brad Williams
I'm prepared to fight as hard as I can against unions entering the University on behalf of our students. -- Ruth J. Simmons
Democrats don't resent the rich on behalf of the poor. They resent the rich on behalf of the government. -- Ann Coulter
Even political insiders recognize that years of political effort on behalf of Evangelical Christians have generated little cultural gain. -- Tullian Tchividjian
Things began happening with odd synchronicity, as if the universe itself was conspiring on behalf of their love story. -- John Mark Green
Pray: To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy. -- Ambrose Bierce
India is at the vanguard of figuring out how to exploit technology and innovation on behalf of democratic accountability. -- Samantha Power
Donald Trump is speaking on behalf of the White House, of the executive branch of the United States. Credibility matters. -- Jonathan Karl
Pray, v. To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner, confessedly unworthy. -- Ambrose Bierce
It's not unpatriotic to denounce an injustice committed on our behalf, perhaps it's the most patriotic thing we can do. -- E.A. Bucchianeri
Kenyaâ??s M-Pesa proves that when people are empowered, they will use digital tech to innovate on their own behalf. -- Bill Gates
The bravest soldiers aren't unafraid, but they're the ones who are able to harness their fear on behalf of courage. -- Jane Fonda
It is superfluous to be humble on one's own behalf; so many people are willing to do it for one. -- Celia Green
And my approach has always been to stand up and speak out on behalf of the economic rights of people. -- Dennis Kucinich
The worst service, I fancy, that anyone can do for truth, is to set silly people writing on its behalf. -- George Eliot
I was a heart surgeon before I came to Congress, and I've worked many holidays on behalf of my patients. -- Larry Bucshon
Music can speak louder than words, and I will use my music to speak out on behalf of children everywhere. -- Judy Collins
Animals can't really voice their opinion. We feel as though we can be on of the spokespeople on their behalf. -- River Phoenix
He who speaks, he who writes is above all one who speaks on behalf of all those who have no voice. -- Victor Serge
Those who labor unselfishly in behalf of others, with no thought of remuneration, will be physically and spiritually refreshed and renewed. -- David B. Haight
Libraries keep the records on behalf of all humanity. the unique and the absurd, the wise and the fragments of stupidity. -- Vartan Gregorian
We Shouldn't have a bunch of politicians, a majority of whom are men, making health care decisions on behalf of women -- Barack Obama
My intent is to speak on behalf of those whose voices are less readily heard - children and women at risk -- Susan Sarandon
After having exhausted all the arguments on behalf of evil, one utters the creed's dictums with nostalgia rather than with fervor. -- Joseph Brodsky
I would like to say thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves and I hope we've passed the audition. -- John Lennon
It was a pity that people did not risk enough to speak out in behalf of one another's happiness and their own. -- Louis Zukofsky
The silence of a friend commonly amounts to treachery. His not daring to say anything in our behalf implies a tacit censure. -- William Hazlitt
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

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