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David Greenberg

"One thing that does seem to me to be fairly consistent is that presidents who restrict civil liberties, even in wartime, are usually judged harshly for it. So most people agree that one of the worst stains on the reputation of FDR, who is widely considered a great president, is the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Likewise, Lincoln is judged harshly for the suspension of habeas corpus."

Source : "Making Presidential History". The Washington Post Live Q&As, www.slate.com. August 9, 2007.

David Greenberg

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“What good is it to have a belly if there's no fire in it? Wake up, drink your passion, light a match and get to work.”
“Now my playmates never failed to wink and smile mockingly at me when one of them called 'Man flies!' for at the word I would always lift my finger very high, as a sign of absolute conviction; and I refused with energy to pay the forfeit. The more they laughed at me, the happier I was, hoping that some day the laugh would be on my side.”
“He will be our comfort and solace, our guide and counselor, our salvation and exaltation, for "there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."”
“Confusion is a gift from God. Those times when you feel most desperate for a solution, sit. Wait. The information will become clear. The confusion is there to guide you. Seek detachment and become the producer of your life.”

Source : The RZA (2009). “The Tao of Wu”, p.77, Penguin
“My role in life is that of the grain of sand to the oyster-it irritates the oyster and out comes a pearl.”
“Perfume must not be linked just to fashion because that means that one day it will go out of style.”
“Someone asked me, 'Do you pray for the dead?' I said, 'No, I preach to them! I think every pew in every church is death row. Think about that! They're dead! They sing about God; they talk about God, but they're dead! They have no living relationship (with God).”
“That's what it is that you rehearse - the making of music, not the playing of notes as abstractions.”

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