Quotes
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Kliment Voroshilov

"The Soviet Union, true to the Leninist principles of respect for the rights and national independence of all peoples great or small, has always been and is guided in its relations with other countries by the principles of mutual respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty, non-aggression, non-intervention in each other's internal affairs, equality and mutual benefits, peaceful coexistence and economic cooperation."

Source : "The Nineteen Days: A Broadcaster's Account of the Hungarian Revolution". Book by George R. Urban, 1957.

Kliment Voroshilov

#Country Quotes #Integrity Quotes #Rights Quotes

“Only an excellent fabric can originate an excellent fashion”
“The British use a system where the profits a corporation reports to shareholders is what they pay taxes on. Whereas in America we require corporations to keep two sets of books, one for shareholders and one for the IRS, and the IRS records are secret. For publicly-traded companies, the British system would tend to align the interests of the government with the interests of the company because the company wants to report the biggest possible profit. Though, all wealthy countries have high taxes as wealth requires lots of common goods, from clean water to public education to a justice system.”

Source : "Our Indefensible Tax System". Interview With Jonathan Stein, www.motherjones.com. April 11, 2006.
“In the end, Ted Kennedy was a politician, plain and simple. Yet he embodied how politics and public service can be successfully intertwined. You cant be a good public servant without being a good politician. Kennedy was both.”
“Something out of the ordinary course of business is taking place that creates an investment opportunity. The list of corporate events that can result in big profits for you runs the gamutâ€”spinoffs, mergers, restructurings, rights offerings, bankruptcies, liquidations, asset sales, distributions.”
“Where there is no freedom of speech, there is no conscience.”

Source : Speech on Freedom of Expression at the European Parliament, February 14, 2008.
“Credit default swap gives you something to do. You can buy some credit default swaps from them to protect yourself against the bankruptcy of people who owe you money.”
“I don't need more pain in my life. Why did I invite it in? Do I have to feel pain to believe I feel anything at all?”
“Love one another strenuously because it's hard.”

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