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Quotes by Diplomat
"It is one of man's curious idiosyncrasies to create difficulties for the pleasure of resolving them."
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"First and foremost arms are tools in the service of rival nations, pointing at the possibility of a future war."
42
"My personal philosophy of life is one of ethics."
42
"Everyone I have spoken with so far recognises the need for the IRA to respond positively and every has said sooner is better than later and I think there is some concern if it does continue to delay much longer that the situation isn't going to remain the same."
42
"The gift of broadcasting is, without question, the lowest human capacity to which any man could attain."
41
"Democracy not only requires equality but also an unshakable conviction in the value of each person, who is then equal."
41
"She is such a good friend that she would throw all her acquaintances into the water for the pleasure of fishing them out again."
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"A task becomes a duty from the moment you suspect it to be an essential part of that integrity which alone entitles a man to assume responsibility."
41
"The Chinese leadership hoped that the world would soon forget the Tiananmen Square massacre. Our job in Congress is to ensure that we never forget those who lost their lives in Tiananmen Square that day or the pro-democracy cause for which they fought."
41
"If there be any plausible reason for supposing that we have the right to legislate on the slave interests of the District, you cannot put down the investigation of the subject out of doors, by refusing to receive petitions."
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"The consequence of a world full of nuclear powers to me is so incomprehensible in terms of the dangers that that implies."
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"We negotiated with the Honduran government the establishment of a regional military training center, for training central American forces, but the primary motivation for doing that was to be able to bolster the quality, improve the quality of the El Salvadoran fighting forces."
40
"Three-fourths of the mistakes a man makes are made because he does not really know what he thinks he knows."
40
"Any agreement that you have isn't going to be based on North Korea's intentions or trust."
40
"Sir, I am a republican; and I desire to see this House observe the principles of that democracy which is ever on the lips of its members, and which, I hope, is in their hearts, as I know and feel it is in mine, and mean it shall be in my conduct."
40
"Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for."
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"NATO and the EU have also agreed on permanent arrangements on consultation and cooperation between themselves."
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"And it has to do with having no inventory or stockpiles on the shelf, but items arrive as you need to build your product. What that means is that it's much more difficult to actually find stockpiles of already built weapons."
40
"Google, Microsoft and Yahoo should be developing new technologies to bypass government sensors and barriers to the Internet; but instead, they agreed to guard the gates themselves."
40
"I am the vessel. The draft is God's. And God is the thirsty one."
40
"The inventions and the great discoveries have opened up whole continents to reciprocal communication and interchange, provided we are willing."
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"If there was no moral evil upon earth, there would be no physical evil."
39
"We support President Truman's civil rights program."
39
"The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and pigmy in its proportions when it follows."
39
"The Normans came over, lance in hand, burning and trampling down every thing before them, and cutting off the Saxon dynasty and the Saxon nobles at the edge of the sword; but the right of petition remained untouched."
39
"The Lord gave us Ten Commandments, but the bill before the House today gives us 39."
39
"Time goes by, reputation increases, ability declines."
39
"Upon the Constitution, upon the pre-existing legal rights of the People, as understood in this country and in England, I have argued that this House is bound to revive the Petition under debate."
39
"Every St. Patrick's Day every Irishman goes out to find another Irishman to make a speech to."
39
"Is life so wretched? Isn't it rather your hands which are too small, your vision which is muddled? You are the one who must grow up."
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