"Liberalism is essentially the belief that there can be a reconciliation of all difficulties and differences, and since there can't, it is a misleading way to approach politics."

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Source : "Singular Encounters" by Naim Attallah, Quartet Books, (p. 136), 1990.

Maurice Cowling

#Differences Quotes #Way Quotes #Belief Quotes

“Time is the soul of this world.”
“The only reason runaway global warming seems unstoppable is that we have not yet tried to stop it.”
“My mom was scared of the old Times Square so I was never allowed to go. Now I'm scared of the new Times Square, so I still never go.”
“Miracles do not happen in contradiction to nature, but only in contradiction to what we know of nature.”
“I still believe nonfiction is the most important literature to come out of the second half of the 20th century.”
“Because just as good morals, if they are to be maintained, have need of the laws, so the laws, if they are to be observed, have need of good morals.”
“Strategy is a system of makeshifts. Is is more than a science. It is bringing knowledge to bear on practical life, the further elaboration of an original guiding idea under constantly changing circumstances. It is the art of acting under the pressure of the most demanding conditions...That is why general principles, rules derived from them, and systems based on these rules cannot possibly have any value for strategy.”
“I don't believe in dressing up reality. I don't believe in using makeup to make things look smoother.”

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