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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."

"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."

Gouverneur Morris, American Statesman

Government, People, Fear, Americans

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"I'm not a traditional politician, and I have a sense of humor. I'll try to soften it and become boring, maybe even very boring, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to."

"I'm not a traditional politician, and I have a sense of humor. I'll try to soften it and become boring, maybe even very boring, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to."

Silvio Berlusconi, Italian Statesman

25

"I am sure that the party system is right and necessary. There must be some scum."

"I am sure that the party system is right and necessary. There must be some scum."

A. P. Herbert, English Statesman

25

"Honey, have you ever seen a man knitting socks?"

"Honey, have you ever seen a man knitting socks?"

Ezer Weizman, Israeli Statesman

25

"No battle is worth fighting except the last one."

"No battle is worth fighting except the last one."

J. Enoch Powell, British Statesman

Battle, Fighting, Worth

25

"Power without principle is barren, but principle without power is futile. This is a party of government, and I will lead it as a party of government."

"Power without principle is barren, but principle without power is futile. This is a party of government, and I will lead it as a party of government."

Tony Blair, English Statesman

Government, Power, Party, Will

25

"We would betray Mexicans' hopes for change if we felt satisfied with what we've accomplished so far."

"We would betray Mexicans' hopes for change if we felt satisfied with what we've accomplished so far."

Vicente Fox, Mexican Statesman

25

"Archeology and ecology can go hand in hand."

"Archeology and ecology can go hand in hand."

Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Mexican Statesman

Relationship, Ecology

25

"If some countries have too much history, we have too much geography."

"If some countries have too much history, we have too much geography."

Mackenzie King, Canadian Statesman

History, Countries, Geography

25

"It is indeed hard for the strong to be just to the weak, but acting justly always has its rewards."

"It is indeed hard for the strong to be just to the weak, but acting justly always has its rewards."

Eamon de Valera, Irish Statesman

25

"Under-representation of women and other inequality among researchers is a problem that will not solve itself as women acquire competence."

"Under-representation of women and other inequality among researchers is a problem that will not solve itself as women acquire competence."

Tarja Halonen, Finnish Statesman

Woman, Women, Competence, Inequality, Will

25

"Among peoples who are geographically grouped together like the peoples of Europe there must exist a sort of federal link. It is this link which I wish to endeavour to establish."

"Among peoples who are geographically grouped together like the peoples of Europe there must exist a sort of federal link. It is this link which I wish to endeavour to establish."

Aristide Briand, French Statesman

25

"Monuments and archaeological pieces serve as testimonies of man's greatness and establish a dialogue between civilizations showing the extent to which human beings are linked."

"Monuments and archaeological pieces serve as testimonies of man's greatness and establish a dialogue between civilizations showing the extent to which human beings are linked."

Vincente Fox, Mexican Statesman

History, Greatness, Man, Monuments

25

"Fishes live in the sea, as men do on land: the great ones eat up the little ones."

"Fishes live in the sea, as men do on land: the great ones eat up the little ones."

Pericles, Greek Statesman

25

"A man must live like a great brilliant flame and burn as brightly as he can. In the end he burns out. But this is far better than a mean little flame."

"A man must live like a great brilliant flame and burn as brightly as he can. In the end he burns out. But this is far better than a mean little flame."

Boris Yeltsin, Russian Statesman

Character, End, Man

25

"Simultaneously with the establishment of the Constitution, Virginia ceded to the United States her domain, which then extended to the Mississippi, and was even claimed to extend to the Pacific Ocean."

"Simultaneously with the establishment of the Constitution, Virginia ceded to the United States her domain, which then extended to the Mississippi, and was even claimed to extend to the Pacific Ocean."

William H. Seward, American Statesman

Constitution, Ocean, States, United

25

"Thousands of mercenaries, who have trained in camps on the territory of Chechnya as well as come in from abroad, are actually preparing to impose extremist ideas on the whole world."

"Thousands of mercenaries, who have trained in camps on the territory of Chechnya as well as come in from abroad, are actually preparing to impose extremist ideas on the whole world."

Boris Yeltsin, Russian Statesman

Creativity, Ideas, World

25

"The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired."

"The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Adversity, Prosperity, Statesman

25

"The right to have a slave implies the right in some one to make the slave; that right must be equal and mutual, and this would resolve society into a state of perpetual war."

"The right to have a slave implies the right in some one to make the slave; that right must be equal and mutual, and this would resolve society into a state of perpetual war."

William H. Seward, American Statesman

Society, War, Right, State

25

"The most important of all revolutions, a revolution in sentiments, manners and moral opinions."

"The most important of all revolutions, a revolution in sentiments, manners and moral opinions."

Edmund Burke, Irish Statesman

Revolution, Manners, Opinions

25

"The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure."

"The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Self, Spirit, Will

25

"Israel is still the only country in the world against which there is a written document to the effect that it must disappear."

"Israel is still the only country in the world against which there is a written document to the effect that it must disappear."

Menachem Begin, Israeli Statesman

Country, Effect, Israel, World

25

"As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him, so I am no less pleased with an old man that has something of the youth. He that follows this rule may be old in body, but can never be so in mind."

"As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him, so I am no less pleased with an old man that has something of the youth. He that follows this rule may be old in body, but can never be so in mind."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Body, Man, May, Mind

25

"I think we Americans, of all people, understand the importance of a good, legal, constitutional framework as the basis of political life."

"I think we Americans, of all people, understand the importance of a good, legal, constitutional framework as the basis of political life."

Paul Bremer, American Statesman

Life, Legal, People, Americans

25

"The only defense is offense, which means that you have to kill more women and children more quickly than the enemy if you wish to save yourselves."

"The only defense is offense, which means that you have to kill more women and children more quickly than the enemy if you wish to save yourselves."

Stanley Baldwin, English Statesman

Woman, Women, Children, Defense, Enemy

25

"For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept a subordinate rank."

"For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept a subordinate rank."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

War, Power, Expression, Military, Rank

25

"And you yourself always be seated at the middle fo the high table that your presence as lord or lady may appear openly to all, and that you may plainly see on either side all the service and all the faults."

"And you yourself always be seated at the middle fo the high table that your presence as lord or lady may appear openly to all, and that you may plainly see on either side all the service and all the faults."

Robert Grosseteste, English Statesman

Mistake, Faults, Lady, May, Service

25

"It is certainly safe, in view of the movement to the right of intellectuals and political thinkers, to pronounce the brain death of socialism."

"It is certainly safe, in view of the movement to the right of intellectuals and political thinkers, to pronounce the brain death of socialism."

Norman Tebbit, British Statesman

Death, Intellectuals, Right, Socialism

25

"No man who is not willing to help himself has any right to apply to his friends, or to the gods."

"No man who is not willing to help himself has any right to apply to his friends, or to the gods."

Demosthenes, Greek Statesman

Friendship, Gods, Friends, Help, Man

25

"Trees, though they are cut and loped, grow up again quickly, but if men are destroyed, it is not easy to get them again."

"Trees, though they are cut and loped, grow up again quickly, but if men are destroyed, it is not easy to get them again."

Pericles, Greek Statesman

Man, Men, Trees

25

"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm."

"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Success, Enthusiasm, Failure, Loss

25

"We, Russia, are prepared to work with others. I am convinced that stability and security in Europe cannot be considered without taking Russia into account."

"We, Russia, are prepared to work with others. I am convinced that stability and security in Europe cannot be considered without taking Russia into account."

Boris Yeltsin, Russian Statesman

Work, Europe, Russia, Security

25

"I never come back home with the same moral character I went out with; something or other becomes unsettled where I had achieved internal peace; some one or other of the things I had put to flight reappears on the scene."

"I never come back home with the same moral character I went out with; something or other becomes unsettled where I had achieved internal peace; some one or other of the things I had put to flight reappears on the scene."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Home, Peace, Character

25

"A few weeks ago we were reminded that other peoples - in particular the United States of America - fought so that we Germans could live in liberty. That we should never forget."

"A few weeks ago we were reminded that other peoples - in particular the United States of America - fought so that we Germans could live in liberty. That we should never forget."

Horst Koehler, German Statesman

Education, America, Forget, Liberty, States

25

"And I think the rolling polls put more pressure on them to sustain their beliefs and to improve their delivery of the policy and their delivery of the ideas so that they can garner support for whatever principle they're articulating."

"And I think the rolling polls put more pressure on them to sustain their beliefs and to improve their delivery of the policy and their delivery of the ideas so that they can garner support for whatever principle they're articulating."

Jim Bolger, New Zealander Statesman

Policy, Ideas, Beliefs, Pressure

25

"Shun no toil to make yourself remarkable by some talent or other; yet do not devote yourself to one branch exclusively. Strive to get clear notions about all. Give up no science entirely; for science is but one."

"Shun no toil to make yourself remarkable by some talent or other; yet do not devote yourself to one branch exclusively. Strive to get clear notions about all. Give up no science entirely; for science is but one."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Science, Talent, Remarkable

25

"In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend."

"In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend."

Solon, Greek Statesman

Friendship, Friend, Advice, Giving, Help

25

"If war comes upon us, it will come as a thief in the night."

"If war comes upon us, it will come as a thief in the night."

Eamon de Valera, Irish Statesman

War, Night, Will

25

"If I cannot understand my friend's silence, I will never get to understand his words."

"If I cannot understand my friend's silence, I will never get to understand his words."

J. Enoch Powell, British Statesman

Friendship, Friend, Silence, Will, Words

24

"That past is still within our living memory, a time when neighbour helped neighbour, sharing what little they had out of necessity, as well as decency."

"That past is still within our living memory, a time when neighbour helped neighbour, sharing what little they had out of necessity, as well as decency."

Mary McAleese, Irish Statesman

Time, Decency, Living, Memory

24

"We must take care that globalization does not become something people become afraid of."

"We must take care that globalization does not become something people become afraid of."

Gerhard Schroeder, German Statesman

People, Care, Globalization

24

"I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?"

"I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?"

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Leadership, Leader, People

24

"Believe in your capabilities, for within you lies the power to overcome any obstacle."

"Believe in your capabilities, for within you lies the power to overcome any obstacle."

Sardar Patel, Indian Statesman

Belief, Self-belief, Motivation, Success, Overcoming Obstacles

24

"Whatever changes the new era brings, whatever new pathways we take, I am sure that our special relationship with America - forged in adversity, will not change."

"Whatever changes the new era brings, whatever new pathways we take, I am sure that our special relationship with America - forged in adversity, will not change."

Mary McAleese, Irish Statesman

Change, Adversity, America, Will

24

"It is the duty of our men to enroll themselves in the national services. We need all our manpower for defence. For the military and... we need a quarter of a million men."

"It is the duty of our men to enroll themselves in the national services. We need all our manpower for defence. For the military and... we need a quarter of a million men."

Eamon de Valera, Irish Statesman

Man, Men, Duty, Military

24

"Leave my image alone... I will behave as I think I should and I will not change anything."

"Leave my image alone... I will behave as I think I should and I will not change anything."

Ezer Weizman, Israeli Statesman

24

"It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own."

"It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Quality, Faults, Fool, Forget

24

"The extent to which all people in our society are made to count, and believe that they count, is not just a measure of decency; it makes sound economic sense."

"The extent to which all people in our society are made to count, and believe that they count, is not just a measure of decency; it makes sound economic sense."

Mary McAleese, Irish Statesman

Society, People, Decency, Measure

24

"We ask from the heart that supermarkets, which are now more profitable and selling more, help us to take care of the pocketbook of the people by not raising prices."

"We ask from the heart that supermarkets, which are now more profitable and selling more, help us to take care of the pocketbook of the people by not raising prices."

Nestor Kirchner, Argentinian Statesman

People, Heart, Selling, Care

24

"We will not go. The only way to get us there is to come in here with clubs and knock us on the head, and drag us out and take us down there dead."

"We will not go. The only way to get us there is to come in here with clubs and knock us on the head, and drag us out and take us down there dead."

Morning Star, American Statesman

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