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Quotes by Leader
"If any foreign minister begins to defend to the death a "peace conference," you can be sure his government has already placed its orders for new battleships and airplanes."
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"On embarking to return we could perceive no sign of One Tree Island; and as we swept down towards the sea the leafy top of a tree seen in the clear water under the boat was the only evidence of its existence; though a few hours ago it had formed so prominent an object."
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"The exercise of power is determined by thousands of interactions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, all the more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyone has a small part of himself in both."
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"There are times when we must sink to the bottom of our misery to understand truth, just as we must descend to the bottom of a well to see the stars in broad daylight."
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"Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will."
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"Without forgiveness, there's no future."
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"The nonviolent approach does not immediately change the heart of the oppressor. It first does something to the hearts and souls of those committed to it. It gives them new self-respect, it calls up resources of strength and courage they did not know they had."
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"I'm concerned about a better world. I'm concerned about justice; I'm concerned about brotherhood; I'm concerned about truth. And when one is concerned about that, he can never advocate violence. For through violence you may murder a murderer, but you can't murder murder. Through violence you may murder a liar, but you can't establish truth. Through violence you may murder a hater, but you can't murder hate through violence. Darkness cannot put out darkness; only light can do that."
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"A Buddha is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad."
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"There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage."
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"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'"
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"The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague."
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"Crime butchers innocence to secure a throne, and innocence struggles with all its might against the attempts of crime."
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"We did not hesitate to call our movement an army. But it was a special army, with no supplies but its sincerity, no uniform but its determination, no arsenal except its faith, no currency but its conscience."
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"You can never reach the promised land. You can march towards it."
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"We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back."
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"When a truth is not given complete freedom, freedom is not complete."
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"Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilization."
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"Investigation may be likened to the long months of pregnancy, and solving a problem to the day of birth. To investigate a problem is, indeed, to solve it."
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"We don't thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient."
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"You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection."
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