Contempt Convictions

Famous quotes containing the words contempt and/or convictions:

“So face with calm that heritage
And earn contempt before the age.”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)

“The most noticeable weakness of Congressmen is their timidity. They fear the use to be made of their “record.” They are afraid of making enemies. They do not vote according to their convictions from fear of consequences.”
—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)