"I have defended the interests of France at the G8 in Washington; afterwards I was at Chicago to announce the withdrawal of French troops from Afghanistan; I have participated in two European summits, so I have fully respected the engagements I made to the French."

-- Francois Hollande

#Two Quotes #Chicago Quotes #Troops Quotes

“People can be a hoot on the set, but if they're not good to work with, that tires very quickly.”
“In Cuba we had the most ferocious form of capitalism for 60 years. It dominated every sphere of life.”

Source : "The Future of Cuba". Interview with Lasonas Pipinis Velasco, www.counterpunch.org. February 27, 2015.
“Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.”
“The Argument from Intimidation is a confession of intellectual impotence.”
“If there is anything we are serious about, it is neither religion nor learning, but food.”
“Given currency by Jrgen Habermas in the late l980s, 'constitutional patriotism' has emerged as an appealing principle for post-national political allegiance. Jan-Werner Mller traces the long postwar history of the concept, takes honest account of the conservative critiques it has provoked, but proposes that it can serve as a robust norm for European Union citizenship. This is a profound meditation with real importance for contemporary political society.”
“Justice is based on values. And those change every generation.”
“He who lives only to benefit himself confers on the world a benefit when he dies.”

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