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I am sure, zeal or love for truth can never permit falsehood to be used in the defense of it.

John Locke (1824). “The Works of John Locke: The reasonableness of Christianity. A vindication of the Reasonableness of Christianity, from Mr. Edward's reflections. A second vindication”, p.186

Once you permit yourself to compromise, you fail yourself.

Dean Karnazes (2012). “Run!: 26.2 Stories of Blisters and Bliss”, p.98, Rodale

Ideally, we should like to define a good book as one which 'permits, invites, or compels' good reading

C. S. Lewis (2012). “An Experiment in Criticism”, p.113, Cambridge University Press

Drop dead-but first get permit

Robert A Heinlein (1966). “Moon Is Harsh Mistres”, Berkley

In His boundless love God permits the atheist to live.

Mahatma Gandhi (2011). “The Way to God: Selected Writings from Mahatma Gandhi”, North Atlantic Books

A system of general instruction, which shall reach every description of our citizens, from the richest to the poorest, as it was the earliest, so will it be the latest, of all the public concerns in which I shall permit myself to take an interest.

Thomas Jefferson, Nathaniel Francis Cabell, Joseph Carrington Cabell (1856). “Early History of the University of Virginia: As Contained in the Letters of Thomas Jefferson and Joseph C. Cabell, Hitherto Unpublished; with an Appendix, Consisting of Mr. Jefferson's Bill for a Complete System of Education and Other Illustrative Documents; and an Introduction, Comprising a Brief Historical Sketch of the University, and a Biographical Notice of Joseph C. Cabell”, p.106

Nietzsche's accomplishment is that he permits us to see corruption from the inside.

"The Corrupt Society - From Ancient Greece To Present-Day America". Book by Pierre Stephen Robert Payne (Lord Acton, Nietzsche, and Dostoyevsky, p. 187), 1975.

You owe it to yourself not to permit your emotions to place your happiness in the keeping of another person.

Napoleon Hill (2008). “The Law of Success: The Master Wealth-Builder's Complete and Original Lesson Plan forAchieving Your Dreams”, p.323, Penguin

My conscience does not permit me to run for the presidency or any other official position unless it is within a democratic framework.

"Mohamed ElBaradei quits Egyptian presidential race" by Peter Beaumont, www.theguardian.com. January 24, 2012.