Degree

Famous quotes containing the word degree:

    A certain degree of miserey [sic] seems inseparable from a high degree of populousness.
    James Madison (1751–1836)

    As there is a degree of depravity in mankind which requires a certain circumspection and distrust, so there are qualities in human nature which justify a certain portion of esteem and confidence.
    James Madison (1751–1836)

    The eloquence of one stimulates all the rest, some up to the speaking-point, and all others to a degree that makes them good receivers and conductors, and they avenge themselves for their enforced silence by increased loquacity on their return.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)