"To the memory of the Man, first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen."

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Source : "Eulogy on Washington (December 26, 1799)". "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations", 10th edition, 1919.

Henry Lee III

#Memories Quotes #War Quotes #Heart Quotes

“In a situation like this, of course you identify with everyone who's suffering. (But we must also think about) the terrorists who are creating such horrible future lives for themselves because of the negativity of this karma. It's all of our jobs to keep our minds as expansive as possible. If you can see (the terrorists) as a relative who's dangerously sick and we have to give them medicine, and the medicine is love and compassion. There's nothing better.”
“The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth.”
“What is this thing we call government? Is it anything but organized violence? The law orders you to obey, and if you don't obey, it will compel you by force - all governments, all law and authority finally rest on force and violence, on punishment or fear of punishment.”
“A German officer visited Picasso in his Paris studio during the Second World War. There he saw Guernica and, shocked at the modernist Â«chaosÂ» of the painting, asked Picasso: Â«Did you do this?Â» Picasso calmly replied: Â«No, you did this!Â»”
“The attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, is a prime example. Even though Obama KNEW - from the moment of the assault - that it was a TERRORIST attack, he didn't let the American people know.”
“To many people Michael Jackson seems an elusive personality, but to those who work with him, he is not. This talented artist is a sensitive man, warm, funny, and full of insight. Michael's book 'Moonwalk', provides a startling glimpse of the artist at work and the artist in reflection.”
“We are not masochists - the cross is not an end in itself; it is for glory. We Christians are not looking for suffering, but for joy. God, living in joy, wanted to communicate it to all people. This is why he sent it down into our misery, nailing it to the cross. At that point, the cross became the way toward joy. Christianity is not at all morality and prohibitions - first and foremost it is wonder before things.”
“I feel like a fraud... My name is not even actually Ashton. Ashton is my middle name.”

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