"The peoples owe all political rights and privileges which we enjoy today in greater or lesser measure, not to the good will of their governments, but to their own strength. One need only study the history of the past three hundred years to understand by what relentless struggles every right has had to be wrested inch by inch from the despots."

-- Rudolf Rocker

#Struggle Quotes #Past Quotes #Government Quotes

“The heavy casualties, the constant retreat, the shortage of food and munitions, the difficulty of receiving reinforcements... all this had a very bad effect on morale. Many longed to get across the Volga, to escape the hell of Stalingrad.”

Source : "Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army". Book by Catherine Merridale, p. 174, 2007.
“The most valuable gift you have to offer is yourself.”

Source : Bob Burg, John David Mann (2007). “The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea”, p.92, Penguin
“The bicycle is the noblest invention of mankind.”
“Believe me - I've done very good stuff and very crazy stuff, and I don't regret the crazy stuff.”
“We've got to get rid of the fear of failure in this country. In America, people start things, fail and shake themselves down and start things again. The animal spirit of capitalism is stronger there.”
“I often lose myself in the Sudoku-like challenges of making a book work.”
“I felt sick. Buying Kistenâ€™s and my safety from Piscary was so wrong. But it was either that or deal with a demon, and Iâ€™d rather keep my soul clean and let my morals get dingy.”
“Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”

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