Original: (de) Der durch Verträge ich Herr, den Verträgen bin ich nun Knecht.
Source: Quotes from his operas, Die Walküre, Wotan (ruler of the gods), Act 2, Scene 2
Phil Brooks (1978) American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
Answering Josh Mathews' question addressing fan perception that he took advantage of a vulnerable Jeff Hardy and stole the World Heavyweight Championship at Extreme Rules. June 19, 2009.
Friday Night SmackDown
“I regret the narrow contracted education of the females of my own country.”
Abigail Adams (1744–1818) 2nd First Lady of the United States (1797–1801)
Letter to John Adams (30 June 1778)
John Moffat book Reinventing Gravity
Source: Reinventing Gravity (2008), Chapter 16, The Eternal Universe, p. 213 (See also: Fred Hoyle)
William C. Davis (1946) American historian
Source: The Cause Lost: Myths and Realities of the Confederacy (1996), p. 186
Babe Ruth (1895–1948) American baseball player
As quoted in "$20,000 Yearly the Figure Ruth Names; Cheering Message to Frazee On His Way to Films" by John J. Hallahan, in The Boston Globe (October 25, 1919), p. 5
“Contracting a fatal disease.”
John McCain (1936–2018) politician from the United States
In response to a reporter's question, "Are there any circumstances under which you could imagine yourself not still being a candidate when the presidential primaries are held?" (July 2007)
2000s, 2007
“As government expands, liberty contracts.”
Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)
“Void is contract made in fear.”
Ludovico Ariosto book Orlando Furioso
Fatto per timor, nullo è il contratto.
Canto XXI, stanza 43 (tr. W. S. Rose)
Orlando Furioso (1532)
“reading is at the beginning of the social contract”
Alberto Manguel (1948) writer
The Last Page, p. 7.
A History of Reading (1996)
