"All of the great empires of the future will be empires of the mind."

Knowledge, Mind, Future, Power

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"All of the great empires of the future will be empires of the mind."

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"Don't argue about the difficulties. The difficulties will argue for themselves."

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"It's no use saying, "We are doing our best." You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary."

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