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We are the people our parents warned us about.
We are the people our parents warned us about.
We grant no dukedoms to the few,
We hold like rights and shall;
Equal on Sunday in read more
We grant no dukedoms to the few,
We hold like rights and shall;
Equal on Sunday in the pew,
On Monday in the mall.
For what avail the plough or sail,
Or land, or life, if freedom fail?
If we let people see that kind of thing, there would never again be any war.
If we let people see that kind of thing, there would never again be any war.
Those who are used to a cage
will weep for a cage.
Those who are used to a cage
will weep for a cage.
The art of the indirect approach can only be mastered, and its full scope appreciated, by study of and reflection read more
The art of the indirect approach can only be mastered, and its full scope appreciated, by study of and reflection upon the whole history of war. But we can at least crystallize the lessons into two simple maxims- one negative, the other positive. The first is that, in face of the overwhelming evidence of history, no general is justified in launching his troops to a direct attack upon an enemy firmly in position. The second, that instead of seeking to upset the enemy's equilibrium by one's attack, it must be upset before a real attack is, or can be successfully launched.
Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that read more
Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens people feel centered and that gives their work meaning.
...tradition and custom becomes intertwined and are a strong coercion which directs the society upon fixed lines, and strangles liberty.
...tradition and custom becomes intertwined and are a strong coercion which directs the society upon fixed lines, and strangles liberty.
I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live.
I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live.
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God, cannot long retain it.
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God, cannot long retain it.
