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Quotes by Statesman
"The question is not whether we are able to change but whether we are changing fats enough."
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"Our choice of a reform framework dictated that we looked at the fundamental assumptions that had driven Nigeria's economy, society and policy hitherto and to seek ways of either abandoning or transcending those assumptions and their supporting institutions."
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"I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few public officials."
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"To be absolutely certain about something, one must know everything or nothing about it."
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"The state of Israel must, from time to time, prove clearly that it is strong, and able and willing to use force, in a devastating and highly effective way. If it does not prove this, it will be swallowed up, and perhaps wiped off the face of the earth."
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"The greatest truth is honesty, and the greatest falsehood is dishonesty."
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"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."
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"You accumulate political capital to spend it on noble causes for Canada. If you're afraid to spend your capital, you shouldn't be there."
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"My mind-set is Munich. Most of my generation's is Vietnam."
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"We came equals into this world, and equals shall we go out of it."
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"It is often said that the magnitude of a people is measured by their ability to know how to win."
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"The world will not accept dictatorship or domination."
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"Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours."
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"The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself."
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"There is no magic wand that can resolve our problems. The solution rests with our work and discipline."
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"Organization charts and fancy titles count for next to nothing."
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"There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion."
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"The current constitutional law places the president of the republic in an embarrassing situation."
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"A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him."
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"It's nice to say let's be bipartisan. But we're a partisan nation. We were raised as a partisan nation."
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"Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree."
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"In looking back, I see nothing to regret and little to correct."
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"There is something unique in this soil, which despite many obstacles has always remained the abode of great souls."
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"It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment."
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"If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable."
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"Young men and women are to build-up a strong character. A nation's greatness was reflected in the character of her people. If it was sullied by selfishness, such a people could not prosper or achieve great things. Selfishness had its place in life as everyone had to look to his own needs and that of his family, but it could not be made the be - all and end - all of life."
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"The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, that would be a calamity."
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"Americans need never fear their government because of the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation."
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