"Every nation makes decisions based on self-interest and defends them on the basis of morality."

-- William Sloane Coffin

#Selfish Quotes #Decision Quotes #Morality Quotes

“No generalizing beyond the data, no theory. No theory, no insight. And if no insight, why do research.”
“Today, I guess I give a lot more thought to the roles before I sign them.”
“Power is God's hand or arm, omniscience is God's eye, mercy is God's delight, eternity is God's duration, but holiness is God's beauty!”
“Bob Dole revealed he is one of the test subjects for Viagra. He said on Larry King, 'I wish I had bought stock in it.' Only a Republican would think the best part of Viagra is the fact that you could make money off of it.”
“If you've driven over to the gay section of Los Angeles, it's like a golf course... Real estate values go 'boom!'”
“Lord Rees-Mogg argues that the time for reconciliation in Tibet is passing with the looming departure of its spiritual leader.”
“If any issue should unite liberals and conservatives, anyone who cares about the integrity of human achievement or respect for human accomplishment, may we not all pledge to avoid the silly censoring that can lead to a codification of Orwell's Newspeak? Consider John Milton's reasons for why good arguments are often lost: 'For want of words, no doubt, or lack of breath!'”
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.”

Source : Ronald Reagan (1983). “A Time for Choosing: The Speeches of Ronald Reagan, 1961-1982”, Gateway Books

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