Emptive Quotes

We are saying 'no' to the Bush agenda, 'no' to the war in Iraq, 'no' to the regime change by our government, 'no' to pre-emptive war, 'no' to the economic policies. - Leslie Cagan

Today's indictments represent the beginning, but not the end, of the process of finally holding the Bush administration accountable for its conduct in foisting a pre-emptive war on this country. - John Conyers

Today, private landowners live in fear of the ESA. Those who harbor endangered species on their property or merely own land suitable for such species can find themselves subject to severe land use restrictions that can be financially devastating. This creates a perverse incentive for landowners to preemptively 'sterilize' their land to keep rare species away. Such sterilizations benefit no one - least of all the species the ESA was established to protect. - David Ridenour

Today it was a pre-emptive operation because those terrorists that were killed were on their way to another attack on Israelis... ... It should be very, very clear, if the game is a guerrilla war, we are the champions of the world in this game. - Ephraim Sneh

This really is a pre-emptive move. It's pretty plain that Washington Woods in the next two to four years will have a significant amount of new construction, or is likely to. (Redistricting will) keep it from having massive overpopulation problems. - Rick Phillips

This is the most valuable film franchise in history. We've taken this preemptive strike to nip the claim of Bond ownership right in the bud. - Pierce O'Donnell

This is preemptive damage control for his presidential campaign. It should have been done when he first started working on legislation that impacted the company. - Phil Singer

This is nourishing, redemptive; we become less alone inside. - David Foster Wallace

This is not a preemptive move on anything. This is to signal to the new administration that we believe there are ways in which the system can be improved. - Carol Hallett