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Prevention Quotes - Page 2

Prevention of birth is a precipitation of murder.

Tertullian, Aeterna Press (2016). “Tertullian Collection [2 Books]”, p.122, Aeterna Press

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure understated.

"Warren Buffett: I Haven't Seen As Much Economic Fear In My Adult Lifetime". "Charlie Rose", www.cnbc.com. October 1, 2008.

One of the problems of our society is that we spend too much time thinking about punishment and not enough about prevention.

Roy Hattersley's remarks at the House of Commons debate, www.publications.parliament.uk. December 17, 1990.

I can only encourage everyone to take a close look at their practices. Prevention is always better than cure.

"Britons face £3bn jump in gas bills" by Mark Milner, Nicholas Watt, www.theguardian.com. February 17, 2006.

Punishment is the last and the least effective instrument in the hands of the legislator for the prevention of crime.

"Notes on the General Principles of Employment for the Destitute and Criminal Classes". Book by John Ruskin, 1868.

One of the biggest changes in our society is the shift from prevention to reaction.

Clay Shirky (2008). “Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations”, p.186, Penguin

Sometimes bullies are your friends and very rarely do bullying prevention tips acknowledge this fact or what to do about it.

"School Bullying: What You Haven’t Heard" by Rosalind Wiseman, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 20, 2011.

Eugenics, which had started long before my time, had once been defined as including free love and prevention of conception... Recently it had cropped up again in the form of selective breeding.

Margaret Sanger, Michael W. Perry, H. G. Wells (2003). “The Pivot of Civilization in Historical Perspective: The Birth Control Classic”, p.40, Inkling Books

Liberty is the prevention of control by others.

"Faith in Freedom: Libertarian Principles and Psychiatric Practices". Book by Thomas Stephen Szasz, 2004.

The people have a vital interest in the conservation of their natural resources; in the prevention of wasteful practices.

United States. President (1929-1933 : Hoover), Herbert Hoover (1974). “Herbert Hoover: Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the President”