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    Every reformation must have its victims. You can't expect the fatted calf to share the enthusiasm of the angels over the prodigal's return.

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Every abuse ought to be reformed, unless the reform is more dangerous than the abuse itself.

Every abuse ought to be reformed, unless the reform is more dangerous than the abuse itself.

by Voltaire Found in: Reform Quotes,
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All children are potential victims, dependent upon the world's good will.

All children are potential victims, dependent upon the world's good will.

by Sally Kempton Found in: Victims Quotes,
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All reformers are bachelors.

All reformers are bachelors.

by George A. Moore Found in: Reform Quotes,
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A reformer is a man who rides through a sewer in a glass-bottomed boat.

A reformer is a man who rides through a sewer in a glass-bottomed boat.

by James J. Walker Found in: Reform Quotes,
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Every reform was once a private opinion, and when it shall be a private opinion again, it will solve the read more

Every reform was once a private opinion, and when it shall be a private opinion again, it will solve the problem of the age.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Reform Quotes,
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My desolation does begin to make
A better life.

My desolation does begin to make
A better life.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Reform Quotes,
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The oyster-women lock'd their fish up,
And trudged away to cry, No Bishop.

The oyster-women lock'd their fish up,
And trudged away to cry, No Bishop.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Reform Quotes,
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The broad mass of a nation . . . will more easily fall victim to a big lie than to read more

The broad mass of a nation . . . will more easily fall victim to a big lie than to a small one.

by Adolf Hitler Found in: Victims Quotes,
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Reform must come from within, not from without. You cannot legislate for virtue.

Reform must come from within, not from without. You cannot legislate for virtue.

by James Cardinal Gibbons Found in: Reform Quotes,
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