"We forget today that Britain still depends for its livelihood and, indeed, its day-to-day survival, on the sea. But the Royal Navy is now pitifully small and has been reduced in size by the current Government, seeking economies to finance its social programmes. Fine while there is no threat to our security. But what use would schools and hospitals be if we could not protect our imports?"

-- John Keegan

#School Quotes #Government Quotes #Sea Quotes

“I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's.”
“Why have you not broken from the pack? You're playing it safe. Safe aint gonna get you ***** in this world”
“If you [want to] change something, come talk to me. It's the easiest solution.”

Source : Source: www.cbc.ca
“The Internet is truly God's gift to the Chinese people.”

Source : Xiaobo Liu, E. Perry Link, Tienchi Martin-Liao (2012). “No Enemies, No Hatred”, p.103, Harvard University Press
“Christ cannot live His life today in this world without our mouth, without our eyes, without our going and coming, without our heart. When we love, it is Christ loving through us.”
“The British regulatory system was revised, so that bigger profits were encouraged, which removed the option of big spending on programming. Quality just fell off a cliff, and all the old hands either left or were fired for being too expensive.”
“I am super proud of being an American, but we fail our veterans every day.”
“A successful creative expression is one in which the person who has expressed it was transformed for having encountered it”

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