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No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.
No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.
A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is read more
A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as likely to insist upon or regard that quality in its chosen leaders today - and in fact we have forgotten.
Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than his children?
Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than his children?
A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
Today, no walls can separate humanitarian or human rights crises in one part of the world from national security crises read more
Today, no walls can separate humanitarian or human rights crises in one part of the world from national security crises in another. What begins with the failure to uphold the dignity of one life all too often ends with a calamity for entire nations.
Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education... no nation read more
Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education... no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both.
We estimate the wisdom of nations by seeing what they did with their surplus capital.
We estimate the wisdom of nations by seeing what they did with their surplus capital.
Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.
Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.
I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us read more
I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death.