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Douglas MacArthur

"In the mighty and almost limitless potential of American industry-the brilliance and rugged determination of its leaders; the skill, energy and patriotism of its workers-there has been welded an almost impregnable defense against the evil designs of any who would threaten the security of the American continent. It is indeed the most forceful and convincing argument yet evolved to restrain the irresponsibility of those who would recklessly bring down upon the good and peace-loving peoples of all the nations of the earth the disaster of total war."

-- Douglas MacArthur

#Determination Quotes #War Quotes #Evil Quotes

“I think 'selfies' are fun and expressive, as long as you don't get carried away with it.”
“You will always find some Eskimo ready to instruct the Congolese on how to cope with heatwaves.”

Source : "Unkempt Thoughts" as translated by Jacek Galazka, 1962.
“We embark unhesitatingly on the path, in a direction that is absolutely right and urgent, supported by everyone, in the knowledge that this path is but a learning process... We have to keep on learning, creating, applying, by-passing, touching upon, refining and clarifying a number of notions and details that need to be improvised and applied and which, thank God, we cannot foresee. The only rigidity lies in our will, our conviction that we are on the right road and that our initiatives are most pressing.”
“A World Parliamentary Assembly functioning outside the United Nations, or a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly set up as a subsidiary body of the General Assembly pursuant to article 22 of the UN Charter, could start initially as a consultative body and gradually develop into a legislative assembly.”
“Some system of authority is a requirement of all communal living, and it is only the man dwelling in isolation who is not forced to respond, through defiance or submission, to the commands of others.”

Source : Stanley Milgram (2017). “Obedience to Authority”, p.1, HarperCollins
“People and land need healing which is all inclusive - holistic.”
“If I were to give off-the-cuff advice to anyone trying to institute change, I would say, "How clear is the metaphor?"”
“To everyone wanting a safe, untroubled, comfortable life free from danger, stay away from Jesus. The danger in our lives will always increase in proportion to the depth of our relationship with Christ.”

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