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Quotes by Statesman
"Use the same measure for selling that you use for purchasing."
61
"The UN structure is one-sided, stacked against the world of Islam."
61
"In short, we have, among African countries, a duty of solidarity."
61
"If anybody seeks your advice, offer right and sincere advice."
61
"Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls."
61
"But I have the satisfaction, at the same time, to reflect that the impression to be made depends upon the consistency of the charge and the motives of the prosecutors."
61
"Gentlemen have talked a great deal of patriotism. A venerable word, when duly practised."
61
"Military troops were withdrawn from Chechnya on Dec. 31, 1996."
61
"If you live among dogs, keep a stick. After all, this is what a hound has teeth for-to bite when he feels like it!"
Dogs,
60
"The only white man you can trust is a dead white man."
60
"I do not see how the Japanese can hold out against this united front."
60
"Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable."
60
"Let it be borne on the flag under which we rally in every exigency, that we have one country, one constitution, one destiny."
60
"We cannot build a viable state with a country that is disintegrating into small pieces."
60
"I can certainly put myself in Israel's shoes. They are humans just like we are. They want peace and security inside their borders."
60
"Adversity is a severe instructor. ... He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper."
60
"If you would convince others, seem open to conviction yourself."
60
"Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver."
60
"When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank."
60
"Iran poses the most serious long-term threat to regional stability."
60
"I also helped write the five-page statement of principles that Civic Forum issued in late November. That was the first public expression of what the new government wanted to do."
60
"The English know how to make the best of things. Their so-called muddling through is simply skill at dealing with the inevitable."
60
"It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment."
60
"How fortunate it was for the world that when these great trials came upon it there was a generation that terror could not conquer and brutal violence could not enslave."
60
"Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies under the suspicion of being no policy at all."
60
"Peace is not just the absence of conflict; peace is the creation of an environment where all can flourish regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, class, caste or any other social markers of difference."
60
"It is always more easy to discover and proclaim general principles than to apply them."
60
"I refer to calls for humanitarian intervention in the affairs of another state - a new idea, this - even when they are made under the pretext of defending human rights and freedoms."
59
"The international community is unwilling to accept the policies of the Iranian regime."
59
"I said when I came into office that I don't want to be a great leader; I want to be a good democrat."
59
"We don't appreciate what we have until it's gone. Freedom is like that. It's like air. When you have it, you don't notice it."
59
"Fundamentalist governments and organizations endanger stability in the world."
59
"I promise not to become a source of shame for you."
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