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I can see clearly now ... that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and more forthrightly in dealing read more
I can see clearly now ... that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and more forthrightly in dealing with Watergate...
The US has a vital interest in that area of the country [Latin America].
The US has a vital interest in that area of the country [Latin America].
Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur.
We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur.
The first duty of society is to give each of its members the possibility of fulfilling his destiny. When it read more
The first duty of society is to give each of its members the possibility of fulfilling his destiny. When it becomes incapable of performing this duty it must be transformed. - Reflections on Life.
Nobody believes a rumor here in Washington until it's officially denied.
Nobody believes a rumor here in Washington until it's officially denied.
Oh! Duty is an icy shadow. It will freeze you. It cannot fill the heart's sanctuary.
Oh! Duty is an icy shadow. It will freeze you. It cannot fill the heart's sanctuary.
To those who feel that their values are the values, the less controlled systems necessarily present a spectacle of "chaos," read more
To those who feel that their values are the values, the less controlled systems necessarily present a spectacle of "chaos," simply because such systems respond to a diversity of values. The more successfully such systems respond to diversity, the more "chaos" there will be, by definition, according to the standards of any specific set of values- other than diversity or freedom as values. Looked at another way, the more self-righteous observers there are, the more chaos (and "waste") will be seen.
Governments need armies to protect them against their enslaved and oppressed subjects.
Governments need armies to protect them against their enslaved and oppressed subjects.
