"Most of the harm in the world is done by good people, and not by accident, lapse or omission."

-- Isabel Paterson

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“We've got a lot of pressure going. This is for my Latin counterpart.”

Source : Bobby Bonilla during MLB World Series: Indians v Marlins Press Conference, www.asapsports.com. October 17, 1997.
“They're classic themes, which is why I think it's such a great story to look at again. The concept of being loyal to your friends, to the point where you'd even die for them, is a great subject.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Politically, the world economy really depends on consultants. Because it's also, in a way, an outsourcing of responsibility. They can say, "Yeah, they told us to do that," and the consultant says, "Yeah, but I'm just a consultant," and nobody's responsible anymore.”
“The one thing worse than an enemy is a friend turned false.”

Source : Philip Reeve (2011). “Here Lies Arthur”, p.172, Scholastic UK
“Duty is for Kant the One and All. Out of the duty of gratitude, he claims, one has to defend and esteem the ancients; and only out of duty has he become a great man.”
“President Bush Sr. and Secretary Baker, way back when, told Gorbachev, "We are not going to advance NATO into Eastern Europe. We're not going to - we're not going to advance NATO into East Germany, if you allow the unification of Germany." Where is that pledge? Where is the logic behind a military alliance, devised in the time of communism, before the Berlin Wall fell, now being in the Ukraine, in Poland, in Estonia, in Latvia and Lithuania? I don't understand.”
“We're on the verge of civil war in Northern Ireland. Why? Because if you take away the forums of democracy you don't have anything left.”

Source : "1986: Ian Paisley's Battle Cry Condemned". "On This Day" page on BBC, news.bbc.co.uk.
“I believe a lot in monogamy, let me tell you.”

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