"When our grandchildren ask us where we were when the voiceless and the vulnerable in our era needed leaders of compassion and purpose, I hope we can say that we showed up, and that we showed up on time."

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Source : Gary Haugen, Gregg Hunter (2010). “Terrify No More: Young Girls Held Captive and the Daring Undercover Operation to Win Their Freedom”, p.32, Thomas Nelson Inc

Gary Haugen

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“The firmest security of peace is the preparation during peace of the defenses of war.”
“I did not hear what you said, but I absolutely disagree with you.”

Source : "The Quantum Brain: Theory and Implications". Book by August Stern, p. 7, 1994.
“O'er the rugged mountain's brow Clara threw the twins she nursed, And remarked,'I wonder now Which will reach the bottom first?”

Source : 'Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes' (1899) 'Calculating Clara'
“Heaven is simply going to be an intensification, amplification, magnification and extension of all the thrills and joys and pleasures of this life, the Heaven on Earth that we're now enjoying, only it will be even more Heavenly there, and forever, praise God!”
“Thomson sought the wilderness, never seeking to tame it, but only to draw from it, its magic of tangle and season.”
“I try and be as normal as I can, but it's all pretty mental to be honest.”
“Freedom and security are precious gifts that we, as Americans, should never take for granted. We must do all we can to extend our hand in times of need to those who willingly sacrifice each day to provide that freedom and security. While we can never do enough to show gratitude to our nation's defenders, we can always do a little more.”
“If Democrats were good at thinking like Republicans, they would see the light and stop being Democrats.”

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