George Washington
Military Leader, Politician
"Our Constitution gives to bigotry no sanction."
Sanctions quotes
Sanctions
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Mahatma Gandhi
Political Leader
"Hinduism has sinned in giving sanction to untouchability."
Rand Paul
Politician
"I would have never released the sanctions [for Iran] before there was consistent evidence of compliance."
Christopher Hitchens
Author, Critic, Journalist
"Those who had alleged that a million civilians were dying from sanctions were willing, nay eager, to keep those same murderous sanctions if it meant preserving Saddam!"
Ayn Rand
Philosopher, Novelist
"To discuss evil in a manner implying neutrality, is to sanction it."
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"The U.S. is a Government which to bigotry gives no sanction, to persecution no assistance."
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