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Quotes by Leader
"The tragedy of modern man is not that he knows less and less about the meaning of his own life, but that it bothers him less and less."
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"In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History?"
9
"Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit."
9
"Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse."
8
"Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think."
8
"The organization and constant onward sweep of this movement exemplifies the resentment of the many toward the selfishness, greed and the neglect of the few."
8
"You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them."
8
"Remember the rights of the savage, as we call him. Remember that the happiness of his humble home, remember that the sanctity of life in the hill villages of Afghanistan, among the winter snows, is as inviolable in the eye of Almighty God, as can be your own."
8
"We are given to the cult of personality; when things go badly we look to some messiah to save us. If by chance we think we have found one, it will not be long before we destroy him."
8
"Without free, self-respecting, and autonomous citizens there can be no free and independent nations. Without internal peace, that is, peace among citizens and between the citizens and the state, there can be no guarantee of external peace."
8
"A man can't ride your back unless it's bent."
8
"We have guided missiles and misguided men."
8
"Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out."
8
"The city is as large as Seville or Cordova; its streets, I speak of the principal ones, are very wide and straight; some of these, and all the inferior ones, are half land and half water, and are navigated by canoes."
8
"A very unique feature of the Indo-American relationship is the critical role of the Indian-American community in the US economy. It is rare that emigrants from one nation, who become immigrants in another, enjoy such high respect and repute in both countries. Indian-Americans are a powerful cementing force in our growing economic and cultural ties."
8
"Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically."
8
"Let the people think they govern and they will be governed."
8
"Only in the darkness can you see the stars."
8
"Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will."
8
"My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together."
8
"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will."
8
"Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is."
8
"Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians."
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