To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West -- know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist. ~ Barack Obama
Showing posts with label history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label history. Show all posts
September 10, 2011
When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it... always. ~ Mahatma Gandhi
May 07, 2011
It might be a good idea if the various countries of the world would occasionally swap history books, just to see what other people are doing with the same set of facts. ~ Bill Vaughan
April 06, 2011
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives. ~ Abba Eban
February 06, 2011
Are you under the delusion that life and history are about justice and that societies, through some divine intercession, pay for their past atrocities? Throughout human history, no "divine" agency has ever interfered with the infliction of suffering by one culture onto another... not once. Good never triumphs over evil, it exists in spite of it. ~ Jack Kilmon
September 10, 2010
You have to study and learn so that you can make up your own mind about history and everything else but you can't make up an empty mind. Stock your mind. It is your house of treasure and no one in the world can interfere with it. If you won the Irish Sweepstakes and bought a house that needed furniture would you fill it with bits and pieces of rubbish? Your mind is your house and if you fill it with rubbish from the cinemas it will rot your head. You might be poor, your shoes might be broken but your mind is a palace. ~ Frank McCourt (from "Angela's Ashes")
June 12, 2010
History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats. ~ B. C. Forbes
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