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Quotes by Statesman
"Manpower without Unity is not a strength unless it is harmonized and united properly, then it becomes a spiritual power."
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"Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens."
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"Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind."
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"The kind of support encouraged by such modes of expression has always arisen basically from confusing the fatherland itself with the social conditions which happened to prevail in it."
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"Quebec does not have Opinions, but only sentiments."
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"Religious persecution may shield itself under the guise of a mistaken and over-zealous piety."
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"Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is not beauty."
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"Surely, God on high has not refused to give us enough wisdom to find ways to bring us an improvement in relations between the two great nations on earth."
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"I think it is very important that I should have a talk with you as soon as possible on a highly secret matter. I mentioned it to you shortly after you took office but have not urged it since on account of the pressure you have been under."
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"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."
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"I began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15 and absolute faith. It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and plan of action."
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"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."
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"That is why everyone in politics, and we do it, must make sure that they do not depend on one single interest group. A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution."
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"The revolution is a dictatorship of the exploited against the exploiters."
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"I don't think anybody can take the word of Saddam Hussein and his regime, and certainly an American president and allies who are obligated to worry about the safety and security of our countries, cannot take the word of this dictator, who lies, pathologically lies."
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"I want to rid the country of corruption and return our economic environment."
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"He taught me literature, and he actually taught me how to read. He was my personal mentor."
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"Whatever was the conduct of England, I am equally arraigned."
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"A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer."
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"Of all human powers operating on the affairs of mankind, none is greater than that of competition."
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"We will continue to count on your unwavering support and commitment to working with leaders of our continent in bringing about the desired renaissance of Africa."
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"A leader who confines his role to his people's experience dooms himself to stagnation; a leader who outstrips his people's experience runs the risk of not being understood."
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"We sleep safely at night because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who would harm us."
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"The internal conditions in Iran are worsening in all aspects. Poverty and unemployment are becoming more severe, despite the fact that Iran has turned into a developed and industrialized country."
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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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"Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator."
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"The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and the ignorant believe to be liberty."
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"Freedom is the oxygen of the soul, and its flame is kept alive by the sacrifices of the brave."
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"Early in the morning, I fell in love with the girl that later on became my wife. At that time, we were so naive. I wanted to charm her, so I read her Capital by Marx. I thought somehow she would be convinced by the strength of his criticism about capital."
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"I demanded more rights for women because I know what women had to put up with."
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