BrainyQuote
Home - Quote of the Day - Topics - Authors - Quiz - Words - Professions - Birthdays
Authors: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


Definition of Assertion
Assertion
The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.

Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives.

Related Definitions:
Act, Advanced, Affirmation, As, Asserted, Asserting, Assertion, Averment, Declaration, Is, Maintenance, Of, One, Or, Position, Positive, Statement, That, The, Vindication, Which






Quote of the Day
Enjoy five great Quotes of the Day


Your Favorite Topics
Love Quotes
Life Quotes
Funny Quotes
Friendship Quotes
Wisdom Quotes
Motivational Quotes
Inspirational Quotes

Assertion Quotations
The assertion that "all men are created equal" was of no practical use in effecting our separation from Great Britain and it was placed in the Declaration not for that, but for future use.
Abraham Lincoln

Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Those who know that the consensus of many centuries has sanctioned the conception that the earth remains at rest in the middle of the heavens as its center, would, I reflected, regard it as an insane pronouncement if I made the opposite assertion that the earth moves.
Nicolaus Copernicus

The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.
Jiddu Krishnamurti

Do not imagine that what we have said of the insufficiency of our understanding and of its limited extent is an assertion founded only on the Bible: for philosophers likewise assert the same, and perfectly understand it,- without having regard to any religion or opinion.
Maimonides

When liberty is mentioned, we must always be careful to observe whether it is not really the assertion of private interests which is thereby designated.
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

I think a lot of people of my generation are discomfited by the assertion of neutrality in the mainstream media, this idea that they're the voice of God. I think it's just honest to say, yes, you know where I'm coming from but you can fact-check anything I say.
Rachel Maddow

Marry first, and love will come after is a shocking assertion; since a thousand things may happen to make the state but barely tolerable, when it is entered into with mutual affection.
Samuel Richardson

As for the assertion that nuclear weapons prevent wars, how many more wars are needed to refute this arguments? Tens of millions have died in the many wars that have taken place since 1945.
Joseph Rotblat

Second, the resolution contains the blatantly false assertion that negotiating a timeline for bringing U.S. troops home with the Iraqi government undermines U.S. national security. Such a statement shows a misunderstanding of the enemy we face in Iraq.
Peter DeFazio



Assertion Translations
assertion in French is affirmation
assertion in Italian is affermazione, spiegazione


BrainyQuoteBrainyQuote

Site
Home
Quote of the Day
Topics
Authors
Quiz
Words
Professions
Birthdays

Mobile
BrainyQuote Mobile

Social
BQ on Facebook
BQ on Twitter
BQ on Google+

Syndication
Quote of the Day Feed
Art Quote of the Day
Funny Quote of the Day
Love Quote of the Day
Nature Quote of the Day

About Us
Our Story
Inquire
Advertise
Submit
Privacy
Terms

Copyright © 2001 - 2012 BrainyQuote     BookRags Media Network