Definition of Vigilance

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Definition of Vigilance
	Vigilance The quality or state of being vigilant; forbearance of sleep; wakefulness. Watchfulness in respect of danger; care; caution; circumspection. Guard; watch. Related Definitions: Being, Care, Caution, Circumspection, Danger, Forbearance, Guard, In, Of, Or, Quality, Respect, Sleep, State, The, Vigilant, Watch

Vigilance Quotations

I sometimes think that the price of liberty is not so much eternal vigilance as eternal dirt.
George Orwell

When good people in any country cease their vigilance and struggle, then evil men prevail.
Pearl S. Buck

There is, indeed, nothing that so much seduces reason from vigilance, as the thought of passing life with an amiable woman.
Samuel Johnson

But democracy isn't a state of perfection. It has to be improved, and that means constant vigilance.
Antonio Tabucchi

There has been a most Providential Guidance which the want of prudence, vigilance, or judgement has not impeded, and it is here that we can most clearly see the designs of God.
Catherine McAuley

Doubt must be no more than vigilance, otherwise it can become dangerous.
Georg C. Lichtenberg

Much has been accomplished during the last year in the campaign against terrorism. This struggle will require vigilance, perseverance and sacrifice for many years to come.
Paul Cellucci

Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty; power is ever stealing from the many to the few.
Wendell Phillips

Our nation's military and law enforcement personal work hard to protect us. We must thank them for their continued vigilance. Without their sacrifice we would less capable of protecting our nation.
Leonard Boswell

Our Founders always wondered about how long it would last. The price of liberty is everlasting vigilance. You've got to be on your guard every minute or you will lose it.
Michael Novak

Vigilance Translations

vigilance in German is Wachsamkeit
vigilance in Swedish is vaksamhet

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