Validity Requires Confirmation

Famous quotes containing the words validity, requires and/or confirmation:

    It does not follow, because our difficulties are stupendous, because there are some souls timorous enough to doubt the validity and effectiveness of our ideals and our system, that we must turn to a state controlled or state directed social or economic system in order to cure our troubles.
    Herbert Hoover (1874–1964)

    Just as the performance of the vilest and most wicked deeds requires spirit and talent, so even the greatest demand a certain insensitivity which under other circumstances we would call stupidity.
    —G.C. (Georg Christoph)

    Trifles light as air
    Are to the jealous confirmation strong
    As proofs of holy writ.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)