Prevent Quotes

We must ruthlessly prevent a change of power.

When men are ruled by fear, they strive to prevent the very changes that will abate it.

The sense of form that both had in such high degree prevented much demonstration; but to be with him, do things for him, to admire, and credit him with perfection; and, since she could not exactly wear the same clothes or speak in the same clipped, quiet, decisive voice.

There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.

Only to finally get the barbarian pleasure to punish them in an excessive way, of no use for himself, without them changing their ways and without their example preventing others from committing crimes.

To prevent enabling oppression, we demand that black people be twice as good.

All right, your knees may be knocking but that shouldn’t prevent you from going ahead and doing what you need to do.

But for us, in Syria, we have principles. We’ll do anything to prevent the region from another crazy war. It’s not only Syria. Because it will start in Syria.

Those magistrates who can prevent crime, and do not, in effect encourage it.

You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.