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Results from Classic Quotes:

Let me remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And let me also remind you that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.: Barry Goldwater (1909 - 1998), acceptance speech as Republican candidate for President, 1964
Moderation? It's mediocrity, fear, and confusion in disguise. It's the devil's dilemma. It's neither doing nor not doing. It's the wobbling compromise that makes no one happy. Moderation is for the bland, the apologetic, for the fence-sitters of the world afraid to take a stand. It's for those afraid to laugh or cry, for those afraid to live or die. Moderation...is lukewarm tea, the devil's own brew.: Dan Millman, The Way of the Peaceful Warrior
It's a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation.: Roberto Benigni (1952 - )
Total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.: Saint Augustine (354 AD - 430 AD), On the Good of Marriage, c. 401 AD
Just as animal research tells us that gluttony and sloth are side effects of a drive to accumulate body fat, it also says that eating in moderation and being physically active (literally, having the energy to exercise) are not evidence of moral rectitude. Rather, they're the metabolic benefits of a body that's programmed to remain lean.: Gary Taubes, Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It, 2010
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Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.: Barry Goldwater (1909 - 1998), Speech accepting nomination for president, July 16, 1964

Results from Cole's Quotables:

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.: Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative.: Henry Kissinger (1923 - )

Results from Rand Lindsly's Quotations:

Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks.: Excerpt from the notebooks of Lazarus Long, from Robert Heinlein's "Time Enough for Love"
Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.: Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)

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