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Description: rules like, let's have a tax system that supports a research university that gives away certain kinds of knowledge for free. Let's have a system where we have ownership of land that is registered in a government office, that people can pledge as collateral. If we can keep innovating on our space of rules, and particularly innovate in the sense

Ernesto Teodoro Moneta

I am a member of the Peace Society because I was a soldier: because I have fought and seen what war is like from personal experience. It was on the battlefield that I pledged myself to the cause of peace.

Italian Journalist

Scott McCallum

I said during the course of the campaign I didn't like it and I don't like the idea of having an opponent's picture on your ads and it would be nice to see candidates sign a pledge like that.

American Politician

Timothy Noah

GOP candidates routinely sign a pledge never, ever to raise taxes. Democratic candidates aren't even asked to sign a parallel pledge never, ever to cut entitlements.

American Journalist

Karen Handel

My pledge is to be part of the solution to focus on governing, to put my experience to work to help solve the very serious issues we're facing in this country.

Mahmoud Abbas

Let us all pledge to protect this opportunity in order to see that the wish of peace becomes a true and daily fact in this region.

Palestinian Statesman

George McGovern

I make one pledge above all others - to seek and speak the truth with all the resources of mind and spirit I command.

Jovenel Moise

It takes a lot of courage to stay in power, but I am pledging to you to have the courage to continue moving forward.

Haitian Politician

Fred Korematsu

Every day in school, we said the pledge to the flag, 'with liberty and justice for all,' and I believed all that.

American Celebrity

Suzy Shuster

Pledge to ask if there is a gun where your kid visits or plays. Pledge to protect your children from harm's way.

A. J. Jacobs

I pledged to become the world's greatest expert in a field I knew nothing about.

Using 'pledge' as a verb often implies a deeper level of commitment than a simple promise.

Commitment Depth

'Pledge' suggests a public or formal declaration, contrasting with private promises.

Public Aspect

When pledging, you're committing to a future action, which may be philanthropic or ethical.

Future Action

A 'pledge' carries an expectation of fulfillment and may affect the speaker's credibility if broken.

Fulfillment Expected

'Pledge' can imply a moral obligation, seen as more binding than a casual promise.

Moral Obligation

In finance, a 'pledge' often means a promise backed by tangible assets or financial commitment.

Financial Assurance

Non-profits commonly use 'pledge' to describe promised donations, a key term in fundraising.

Fundraising Term

'Pledge' can legally imply using property as security, stipulating ownership transfer if terms aren't met.

Legal Security

'Pledge' in a legal context mainly involves collateral in lending situations, offering assurance.

Collateral Context

 rules like, let's have a tax system that supports a research university that gives away certain kinds of knowledge for free. Let's have a system where we have ownership of land that is registered in a government office, that people can pledge as collateral. If we can keep innovating on our space of rules, and particularly innovate in the sense

Paul Romer: Why the...

 preventive health, and end-of-life decisions. We pledge to our patients that we are here to serve you, so you have a right to know who we are. We believe that transparency can be the cure for fear. I thought some doctors would sign on and others wouldn't,

Leana Wen: What your...

 a pledge or a promise. But it also had another definition, tree, and that's no coincidence. If we trace the roots back even farther, we find that both meanings derive from a common origin, where some of the earliest expressions of the concept of truth

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 and it has been unbelievable. It's allowed us to increase our ambition in what the foundation can do quite dramatically. Half the resources we have come from Warren's mind-blowing generosity. And I think you've pledged that by the time you're done,

Why giving away our...

 and give them some tips and ideas on how they can shrink that footprint we invite them to pledge and this is not a pledge of money it's a pledge to do something in your daily life to conserve water to shrink your personal water footprint we

Sandra Postel: Troubled...

 Suddenly, governments and companies all around the world were pledging their commitment to the restoration of earth's forests. And with the job creation that would result, the idea of a global restoration movement was becoming a reality.

The global movement to...

 And all the big countries came in and made that pledge. Then we need lots of smart people, who, instead of working on other problems, are encouraged to work on these problems. So coming up with funding for them is very, very important.

Bill Gates: The...

 welcome back thank you you know you you inspired people that day to such an outrageous extent that we had no choice but to raise some money for you and about half an hour a million dollars was pledged what happened to that well I'm

Talking about history...

 years old at the time and totally devastated mallet made a pledge if I could build a time machine then I could go back and see him again and maybe save this life for almost half a century and like many other scientists

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 moves back in it's getting to be the time for the love bird to make love and to make eggs first she feathers her nest with some nice cushy fronds then she and her mate for life pledge

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