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The public was appalled by this scourge. Physicians too, von Hutten reported, were so revolted that they would not even touch their patients.

Peter Lewis Allen

Like most people, I gave little thought during my life to the scourge of child pornography. But, I now know we are fighting a losing battle. The predators are sophisticated in the use of computers and talented in the manipulation of children.

Kurt Eichenwald

They are the scourge of American politics. They are unaccountable and play by a different set of rules.

Warren Tompkins

Fundamentalists never wonder why, if herpes is sent by "god" to scourge "adulterers," whooping cough and measles weren't purposely created to lambaste children.

Fred Woodworth

We had four years of world war which the peoples endured only because they were told that their sufferings would free humanity forever from the scourge of war.

Arthur Henderson

We have consistently pointed out that The Bahamas neither produces these substances, nor is it the ultimate destination for them. That does not stop those who consume the drugs from blaming countries like ours for this scourge. It is most unfair.

Fred Mitchell

Japan is the only country in the world which suffered from the scourge of nuclear weapons.

Yoshiro Mori

Bad temper is its own scourge. Few things are more bitter than to feel bitter. A man's venom poisons himself more than his victim.

Charles Buxton

We have not heard any effective immediate solutions to the scourge of crime that faces us all.

Christian Mouttet

AIDS is the most potent and destructive scourge right now in terms of diseases.

David Baltimore

Pray often; for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan.

John Bunyan

Teenagers travel in droves, packs, swarms. To the librarian, they're a gaggle of geese. To the cook, they're a scourge of locusts. To department stores they're a big beautiful exaltation of larks. all lovely and loose and jingly.

Bernice Fitz gibbon

We share the concerns expressed by plaintiffs ... about the devastating health affects of smoking and in particular, the scourge of smoking among young people.

Justice Rita Garman

There is a circumstantial evidence that Iraq, North Korea and Russia have undeclared stocks of smallpox, ... Scourge: The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox.

Jonathan Tucker

You can tag yourself into glass. It's a new scourge.

Andrew Albert

The German government supports all measures which help to fight this scourge of the international community. This is particularly the case for the attacks the U.S. carried out yesterday on targets in Afghanistan and S}dan.

Helmut Kohl

We want to draw attention to this tragedy. We are going to continue this program to eradicate the scourge.

Youssou N'dour

The curiosity to know things has been given to man as a scourge.

Apocrypha

Before Geraint, the enemy's scourge, I saw white horses, tensed, red, After the war cry, bitter the grave.

Taliesin

The government must investigate the allegations of corruption and eliminate the scourge in Chinese soccer. If they don't then it will kill football in China and all the efforts we are making ... will go to naught.

Peter Velappan

The only way to deal effectively with the scourge of international terrorism.

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Terrorism is a return to barbarism but countries differ in the way they want to deal with this scourge. We're looking for an approach that's acceptable to all or a middle ground.

Benjamin Defensor

My family has been affected by drugs, and my son died because of drugs, so I am very aware of the scourge of drugs. But I firmly believe Van should not have had his life taken from him.

Robert Marshall

It is an absolute poison and a scourge on society and it is time to talk about it.

Ralph Klein

Mentally retarded street youth are seen as a scourge to society. They are routinely rounded up and left to die in jails with no due process.

Christopher Nugent

Malaria kills and its main victims are children and women. We can stop this scourge so people can live with dignity and go to work and school.

Youssou N'dour

When they first started doing these, ... a lot of women would kiss the envelopes with lipstick just the way they do with love letters. So as they were going through the processing machines, the lipstick would build up and it would jam the machines. So they had to do Public Service Announcements saying, 'Please don't kiss your letters!' It was called the Scarlet Scourge.

Andrew Carroll