"Democracy and religion stand or fall together. Where democracy has been destroyed, religion has been doomed. Where religion has been trampled down, democracy has ceased to exist.... Tyrants have come and have had their day and then have passed while religion has survived them all."

-- Herbert H. Lehman

#Fall Quotes #Tyrants Quotes #Democracy Quotes

“Please choose the way of peace.. In the short term there may be winners and losers in this war that we all dread. But that never can, nor never will justify the suffering, pain and loss of life your weapons will cause.”
“No matter how hard the battle gets or no matter how many people DON'T believe in your dream,Never give up!”
“Morality in government begins with officials using words as honestly as possible to describe the truth.”
“Young Americans are dropping out of religion at an alarming rate of five to six times the historic rate.”
“Real courage is knowing what faces you and knowing how to face it.”
“The way I see it, if you declare something portable, you'll always be wrong, and if you declare it non-portable, you'll always be right.”
“There's a stability and growth pact which was agreed for the eleven countries which tries to limit the size of budget deficits among the eleven countries.”
“Passive pleasure is no pleasure at all.”

Source : Arthur Adamov (1962). “Two Plays: Professor Taranne, Translated by Peter Meyer, and Ping Pong, Translated by Derek Prouse”

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