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November 11, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them”

"No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Assata Shakur (born JoAnne Deborah Byron, July 16, 1947), an…

March 12, 2014
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No one man is the movement” (“No one man can stop the movement”)

"No One Man Is The Movement Therefore No One Man Can Stop It" was the title of a YouTube video on February 26, 2014, on the channel of TeamWakeemUP. The "movement" refers to the…

April 3, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No one owns the water. No one owns the land. No one owns the oceans. No one owns the sand”

This poem has been printed on many images: "No one owns the water.No one owns the land.No one owns the oceans.No one owns the sand.These are givenby our Mother.The Planet providesfor free.Only…

November 23, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No one rules if no one obeys”

"No one rules if no one obeys" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. "'No one rules if no one obeys.' TaoDo" was posted on Twitter by Ralph…

April 27, 2024
Education/SchoolsGovernment/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No one talks about forgiving Trade School debt because they can pay their own way”

"Nobody talks about forgiving Trade School debt because they (all) learned a useful skill and can pay their own way" is a saying that has been printed on many images. However, forgiving…

January 12, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No peacocks, no jerks, no whiners”

President Barack Obama nominated Jack Lew for Treasury secretary and made a few comments on his current Treasure secretary, Tim Geithner, on January 10, 2013: "On a personal note, Tim has been…

June 24, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No politician can give you your liberty because it was never theirs to give in the first place”

"No politician can give you your liberty because it was never theirs to give in the first place" was posted on Twitter by Sal the Agorist on June 21, 2022. TwitterElias…

December 2, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No second prize in politics”

In an election, there is one winner, no matter how close the vote is. The saying that there's "no second prize in politics" was described as "an old political axiom" by…

December 4, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No taxation without respiration” (no estate tax)

"No taxation without representation" was the rallying cry of American revolutionaries. "No taxation without respiration" is the rallying cry of those (mostly Republicans)…

May 14, 2019
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No war but class war” (NWBCW or NWBTCW)

"No war but (the) class war" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. "No war ... but class war! : read ‘Libertarian struggle’" was on a sign in the…

October 5, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No weapon created by man is more dangerous than the belief in ‘authority’”

Belief in "authority" has been questioned by a popular meme. "No weapon forged by man is more dangerous than the belief in authority" was posted on X/Twitter by Aaron Klein on…

February 9, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“No, things aren’t getting worse. They’re just getting more obvious”

"No, things aren't getting worse. They're just getting more obvious" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "things are not getting worse, they are getting…

July 14, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Noah was a conspiracy theorist until it started to rain”

"Noah was a conspiracy theorist until it started to rain" means that Noah (of the Bible) was just a crazy conspiracy theorist when he built the ark -- much like a modern[-day prepper.…

September 21, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Nobody believes a rumor here (in Washington) until it’s officially denied”

"Nobody believes a rumor here (in Washington, DC -- ed.) until it's officially denied" was said by labor attorney Edward Cheyfitz (1913-1959) in 1958, recorded in the magazine Look.…

February 10, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Nobody blamed the light saber”

"Nobody blamed the lightsaber" is an anti-gun control saying that has been printed on many images. That is, it's not the instrument that is to be blamed. “Guns don’t kill…

February 10, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Nobody blamed the lightsaber when Anakin killed the younglings”

"Nobody blamed the lightsaber" is an anti-gun control saying that has been printed on many images. That is, it's not the instrument that is to be blamed. “Guns don’t kill…

February 10, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Nobody blamed the lightsaber”

"Nobody blamed the lightsaber" is an anti-gun control saying that has been printed on many images. That is, it's not the instrument that is to be blamed. “Guns don’t kill…

May 5, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Nobody but you should get to decide if taking a product with death listed as a side effect…”

"Nobody but you should get to decide if taking a product with death listed as a side effect is right for you or your child. @The.Holistic.Mother" (shown on an image) was posted on…

October 5, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Nobody ever forgets where he buried a hatchet”

When enemies (such as political enemies) "bury the hatchet," they make peace between themselves. "Nobody ever forgets where he buried a/the hatchet" means that the parties are…

July 27, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Nobody is coming to save you. Get the fuck up and be your own hero”

"Sometimes you have to be your own hero" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Nobody is coming to save you. Get up, (and) be your own hero" is a related saying…

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