Abhorrence of apartheid is
Abhorrence of apartheid is a moral attitude, not a policy. Edward Heath
Abhorrence
The nations, and the
The nations, and the sects, of the Roman world, admitted with equal credulity, and similar abhorrence, the reality of that infernal art [witchcraft], which was able to control the eternal order of the planets, and the voluntary operations of the human mind. . . . They believed, with the wildest inconsistency, that this preternatural dominion … Read more
The chaste severity of
The chaste severity of the fathers in whatever related to the commerce of the two sexes flowed from the same principle — their abhorrence of every enjoyment which might gratify the sensual and degrade the spiritual nature of man. It was their favourite opinion, that if Adam had preserved his obedience to the Creator, he … Read more
Obstinacy, sir, is certainly
Obstinacy, sir, is certainly a great vice; and in the changeful state of political affairs it is frequently the cause of great mischief. It happens, however, very unfortunately, that almost the whole line of the great and masculine virtues–constancy, gravity, magnanimity, fortitude, fidelity, and firmness–are closely allied to this disagreeable quality, of which you have … Read more
I must perish in
I must perish in this deplorable folly. Thus, thus, and not otherwise, shall I be lost. I dread the events of the future, not in themselves, but in their results. I shudder at the thought of any, even the most trivial, incident, which may operate upon this intolerable agitation of soul. I have, indeed, no … Read more
I have, indeed, no
I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect – in terror. Edgar Allan Poe
The abhorrence of society
The abhorrence of society to the use of involuntary confessions does not turn alone on their inherent untrustworthiness. It also turns on the deep-rooted feeling that the police must obey the law while enforcing the law; that, in the end, life and liberty can be as much endangered from illegal methods used to convict those … Read more
I prefer to be
I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence. Frederick Douglass
Abhor all idea of
Abhor all idea of being saved by good works, but O, be as full of good works as if you were to be saved by them! Charles Spurgeon
An unholy church! It
An unholy church! It is useless to the world, and of no esteem among men. It is an abomination, hells laughter, heavens abhorrence. The worst evils which have ever come upon the world have been brought upon her by an unholy church. Charles Spurgeon