Eminent Quotes

The grand jury, composed of 12 eminent New Orleans citizens, heard our evidence and indicted the defendant for participation in a conspiracy to assassinate John Kennedy.

That ordinance does sound representative of the general attitude that state and local officials have of private property rights, ... No matter where you look, if it`s the suburbs of New York in Lodi, down by the Shore or the Philadelphia suburbs, there are abuses of eminent domain across the state.

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It is folly for an eminent person to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected by it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age, have passed through this fiery persecution. There is no defense against reproach but obscurity; it is a kind of concomitant to greatness, as satires and invectives were an essential part of a Roman triumph.

The Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, said an eminent scholar, have God for their Author, the Salvation of mankind for their end, and Truth without any mixture of error for their matter.

A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.

There is, however, another purpose to which academies contribute. When they consist of a limited number of persons, eminent for their knowledge, it becomes an object of ambition to be admitted on their list.

One would expect that private property taken by eminent domain would become land available for public use such as parks and roads. Unfortunately, this decision creates a loophole for government to manipulate the definition of public use simply to generate greater tax revenue.

While I believe our Constitution allows for State and local governments to execute the power of eminent domain for those purposes that specifically serve the public good, condemning property solely to implement economic development plans is not serving the public good.

Some worship such men as have been eminent in former times for virtue or glory, not only as ordinary deities, but as the supreme god.

It is probable that there is no one thing that it is of eminent importance for a child to learn.

BET.com is designed to be the pre-eminent African-American portal, ... This will not affect their future at all.

This is becoming the pre-eminent issue of labor negotiations. Sikorsky is certainly making good money, and if they want good workers they will have to pay good benefits.

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Bob Iger`s highest priority in our view is to re-establish Disney and its affiliates as the pre-eminent source of animated film.

These acquisitions will enable Best Buy to deliver the digital economy to more consumers and will substantiate our presence as the pre-eminent technology and entertainment player in the world,

It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age in the world, have passed through this fiery persecution.