"There is no more dramatic proof of the death of the Left than the passage of its central vision Â global democratic revolution Â into the hands of those who call themselves conservatives."

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Source : "The End Of The Left's History". www.cbsnews.com. December 2, 2004.

Michael A. Ledeen

#Hands Quotes #Vision Quotes #Politics Quotes

“There are still people in my party who believe in consensus politics. I regard them as Quislings, as traitors... I mean it.”
“It"s good to keep wide-open ears and listen to what everybody else has to say, but when you come to make a decision, you have to weigh all of what you"ve heard on its own, and place it where it belongs, and come to a decision for yourself; you"ll never regret it. But if you form the habit of taking what someone else says about a thing without checking it out for yourself, you"ll find that other people will have you hating your friends and loving your enemies.”
“The past can teach us, nurture us, but it cannot sustain us. The essence of life is change, and we must move ever forward or the soul will wither and die.”

Source : Susanna Kearsley (2009). “Mariana”, p.218, Allison & Busby
“I think making mistakes and discovering them for yourself is of great value, but to have someone else to point out your mistakes is a shortcut of the process.”
“A pet store is a celebration of dogs' existence and an explosion of options. About cats, a pet store seems to say, 'Here, we couldn't think of anything else.' Cats are the Hanukkah of the animal world in this way. They are feted quietly and happily by a minority, but there's only so much hoopla applicable to them.”
“Becoming a culturally intelligent innovators starts with something as basic as exercising self-control.”

Source : Source: bobmorris.biz
“The secret is not to dream," she whispered. "The secret is to wake up. Waking up is harder. I have woken up and I am real. I know where I come from and I know where I'm going. You cannot fool me any more. Or touch me. Or anything that is mine.”
“Travelers describe a tree in the island of Java whose pestiferous exhalations blight every tiny blade of grass within the compass of its shade. So it is with despotism.”

Source : Giovanni Ruffini (1857). “Doctor Antonio: a tale of Italy”, p.295

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