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Expressly Quotes

Reflections on clear, deliberate conviction

This collection of expressly quotes explores clear, deliberate statements across publishing and public debate. For related themes, see our Believe quotes.

Why was the amendment, expressly declaring the right of the people to exclude slavery, voted down? Plainly enough now, the adoption of it would have spoiled the niche for the Dred Scott decision.

Abraham Lincoln

No one will expect the British Government or the Government of India to give way to threats of violence, disorder and chaos; and, indeed, representatives of large sections of Indian opinion have expressly warned us that we must not do...

Quotes by Stafford Cripps

When we refuse to help the enemies of ISIS, we're empowering ISIS. We're aiding their recruitment. We're abetting their argument that America discriminates against people based on their religions, which is expressly prohibited in our Constitution.

Quotes by Seth Moulton

There's a difference between children's literature and all-ages literature. One is written expressly for children. The other is written for everyone, including children. And the difference usually manifests in not talking down to kids.

Quotes by Ryan North

Agreement Quotes

Every book is vulnerable, and every book is nerve-wracking, but I've never been both so excited and terrified to have a book coming into the world. It's an expressly loaded subject, one on which you can't win.

Quotes by Nathan Englander

True, the apostles did not expressly say that people will be saved only if they repent, believe, and confess. But most evangelicals assume - with good reason - that this is what the apostles implied.

Quotes by Lewis B. Smedes

I cannot think that when God sent us into the world, he had irreversibly decreed that we should be perpetually miserable in it. If our taking up the Cross imply our bidding adieu to all joy and satisfaction, how is...

Quotes by John Wesley

The working out of a balanced economy throughout Germany to provide the necessary means to pay for approved imports has not been accomplished, although that too is expressly required by the Potsdam Agreement.

Quotes by James F. Byrnes

When Edna O'Brien's first novel, 'The Country Girls,' was published in 1960, her family and neighbors in the small Irish village where she was born tossed copies into a bonfire expressly set for that horrifying purpose.

Quotes by Alan Cheuse

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Frequently Asked Questions

How is publishing a book described as expressly emotional?
One quote calls bringing a book into the world an expressly loaded experience, mixing excitement with genuine terror at once.
What historical statement expressed opinion on colonial rule?
One quote references representatives expressly voicing opinion about British and Indian governance during a tense political period.
How do these quotes address extremist recruitment tactics?
One line argues that refusing to help fight groups like ISIS can end up aiding their recruitment efforts and public arguments instead.
Is faith mentioned alongside the idea of joy in hardship?
Yes, one quote reflects on whether taking up hardship expressly means giving up all joy and comfort in life.
Where can I find more quotes about conviction and belief?
Check our Believe quotes and Agreement quotes for related themes.

Several quotes address how explicit stances shape policy and public opinion. If reasoned argument interests you, browse our Agreement quotes too.