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Quotes by Statesman

"Certainly the interest in asserting copyright is a justified one."

"The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man... It is more powerful than external circumstances."

"An oppressed people are authorized whenever they can to rise and break their fetters."

"The empires of the future are the empires of the mind."

"Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another."

"I have just explained my idea of how a constructive period of reflection, one that would send a clear message to the citizens of Europe: You should now what our priorities are. For Germany this means: Unemployment is one of one of our biggest problems."

"Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around."

"When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat."

"And if strangers come to supper they shall be served with more according as they have need."

"Anyone who doesn't regret the passing of the Soviet Union has no heart. Anyone who wants it restored has no brains."

"While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile."

"If you wish to avoid foreign collision, you had better abandon the ocean."

"To me, the appeal of opera lies in the fact that a myriad of singers and instruments, each possessed of different qualities of voice and sound, against the backdrop of a grand stage and beautiful costumes, come together in one complete and impressive drama."

"Wouldn't it be great if we could look forward to a whole world in which no child will be left behind?"

"I never saw a contradiction between the ideas that sustain me and the ideas of that symbol, of that extraordinary figure, Jesus Christ."

"It's a disgrace that we have millions of people who are uninsured, but at the same time too - in the eyes of the American people, in my judgment, it looked as if that somehow become more important than the main attack which was to fix the economy and get the Americans working again."

"Most people seek after what they do not possess and are enslaved by the very things they want to acquire."

"The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others."

"There are severe limitations on civil rights. In the international arena, Iran is turning into an isolated country, and the international community is becoming more hostile toward it."

"Any affectation whatsoever in dress implies, in my mind, a flaw in the understanding."

"The responsibility to shape the destiny of a nation rests on the shoulders of its citizens; each one contributing to the collective progress."

"Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission."

"A country grows in history not only because of the heroism of its troops on the field of battle, it grows also when it turns to justice and to right for the conservation of its interests."
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