Moderation

Moderation

Moderation is the process of eliminating or lessening extremes. It is used to ensure normality throughout the medium on which it is being conducted. Common uses of moderation include:

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Famous quotes containing the word moderation:

    “I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!”
    —Barry Goldwater (b. 1909)

    “Whilst shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in the heart; nor will moderation be utterly exiled from the minds of tyrants.”
    —Edmund Burke (1729–1797)

    “Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of habit.”
    —W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965)