Famous quotes containing the word permitted:
“In the slug
And snarl of music, under cover of
A few permitted movements, you suggest
A whole consenting language....”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)
“Gentlemen, those confederate flags and our national standard are what has made this union great. In what other country could a man who fought against you be permitted to serve as judge over you, be permitted to run for reelection and bespeak your suffrage on Tuesday next at the poles.”
—Laurence Stallings (1894–1968)
“We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny. But what we put into it is ours.”
—Dag Hammarskjöld (1905–1961)