A good end cannot sanctify evil means; nor must we ever do evil, that good may come of it. We are too ready to retaliate, rather than forgive or gain by love and information. From LearnThat.org. [William Penn (1644-1718)]
If you look into how baseball works, it looked like ... maybe he thought the way to retaliate is to throw and protect his guys. From Wordnik.com. [Home - BostonHerald.com] Reference
What if someone decides to "retaliate" against the person you presumably think is me?. From Wordnik.com. [SNP selection meeting tonight - Glasgow NE] Reference
Now we're into a subtlety of the baseball code: Did Morgan "retaliate" by stealing the bases?. From Wordnik.com. [Men behaving badly] Reference
Hillary said she would "retaliate" (after finding out who was responsible) and got great accolades. From Wordnik.com. [Election Central Sunday Roundup] Reference
Which makes you wonder where Hillary Clinton might be wanting to "retaliate" and "destroy" someone. From Wordnik.com. [Election Central Saturday Roundup] Reference
I liked how he identified a plan of action rather than a knee jerk 'retaliate' response to the question about the US being attacked. From Wordnik.com. [A Campaign Expert Tells Us What To Look For In The Debates] Reference
When the time is right, we "retaliate" through the ballot box. From Wordnik.com. [SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator] Reference
Israelis 'retaliate'; Palestinians make 'claims', Israelis declare. From Wordnik.com. [Spinwatch] Reference
Ahmadinejad said, adding that Iran would "retaliate" against the measures. From Wordnik.com. [Prison Planet.com] Reference
Not "retaliate" against PC makers who choose to pre-install an alternative browser. From Wordnik.com. [PC PRO] Reference
There is no contradiction, unless you think that they meant they wouldn't "retaliate" at all. From Wordnik.com. [MacNN | The Macintosh News Network] Reference
This angered the recipient and caused her to "retaliate" by attempting to embarrass the author and possibly harm her career. From Wordnik.com. [The Right Coast] Reference
"the so-called Republic of Kosovo," but would not "retaliate" against the Serbs who take part. From Wordnik.com. Reference
"retaliate" against any buyer that left negative feedback, and that was distorting seller ratings, often upsetting buyers. From Wordnik.com. [Techdirt] Reference
The Shiites will retaliate and thus begins the Iraqi Civil War. From Wordnik.com. [LISTEN TO THE AYATOLLAH] Reference
In both cases, Washington has the right and the means to retaliate. From Wordnik.com. [Riding The Tiger] Reference
Beckham, now the captain, has promised not to retaliate if he is provoked. From Wordnik.com. [Anatomy Of A Grudge Match] Reference
When Melvin Sneedly, the school brainiac, tattles on them, they retaliate. From Wordnik.com. [Books: This Ain't Harry P!] Reference
Now they want only to retaliate against Saddam's torturers, jailers and executioners. From Wordnik.com. [In Revolution City] Reference
He claims NetVision can retaliate and destroy any hostile Web site it wants within hours. From Wordnik.com. [The Battle In Cyberspace] Reference
But this doesn't mean that Syria will immediately retaliate in kind, exactly the same way. From Wordnik.com. [Israel ‘Will Pay a Price’] Reference
But if the last two years are any guide, the Shiites will not take the bait and retaliate. From Wordnik.com. [LISTEN TO THE AYATOLLAH] Reference
But as I have said, we don't necessarily have to retaliate in the same way that Israel has attacked. From Wordnik.com. [Israel ‘Will Pay a Price’] Reference
Do people feel cheated, and retaliate, when their own generosity is met by pure greed and exploitation?. From Wordnik.com. [A Win For The Dismal Science] Reference
On that point, Syrian Vice President Farouk al-Sharaa told an Italian newspaper that Damascus will retaliate. From Wordnik.com. [Israel ‘Will Pay a Price’] Reference
With just days to go, Clinton wanted to retaliate -- and he knew just where to turn: his old friend Herby Branscum. From Wordnik.com. [A Friend In Need] Reference
And if the allies hold Iraqis for trial, Baghdad may retaliate by detaining allied pilots and other POWs on war-crime charges. From Wordnik.com. [After The Storm] Reference
Beating up on easy prey, the Iraqis continued to retaliate by setting fire to Kuwaiti oil wells; about 500 were in flames by Sunday. From Wordnik.com. [Allied Blitzkrieg] Reference
Now that the gruesome truth is known, the United States and its allies face a difficult question: how to retaliate, and against whom?. From Wordnik.com. [A Murder Most Foul] Reference
How harshly is the Israeli government likely to retaliate, and how will that affect Arab support of the U.S. coalition against the Taliban?. From Wordnik.com. [Targeting Terrorism] Reference
Would Libyan leader Muammar Kaddafi call on Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to keep his promise to retaliate on behalf of his Arab brothers?. From Wordnik.com. [A Slow Slide Toward War?] Reference
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