"The liberal tradition has its roots in the Enlightenment, that period in the eighteenth-century Europe when intellectuals and political leaders had a powerful sense that reason could be employed to make the world a better place."

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Source : John J. Mearsheimer (2002). “The Tragedy of Great Power Politics”, p.31, W. W. Norton & Company

John Mearsheimer

#Powerful Quotes #Europe Quotes #Roots Quotes

“Is it not that in the chain of human events, the birthday of a nation is indissolubly linked with the birthday of the Savior?Â That it forms a leading event in the progress of the Gospel dispensation?Â Is it not that the Declaration of Independence first organized the social compact on the foundation of the Redeemerâ€™s mission upon earth?Â That it laid the cornerstone of human government upon the first precepts of Christianity?”
“Theres no doubt about it: Hillary is the best person to be our 45th president. Hillary has always been a tireless advocate for working families - shes never ceased to make sure everybody has a fair shot at achieving the American Dream.”
“Learning can be defined as the process of remembering what you are interested in.”

Source : Richard Saul Wurman, Loring Leifer, David Sume (2001). “Information Anxiety 2”, Que Pub
“I have trouble with direction, because I have trouble with authority. I was not a good Marine.”
“My brother is gay and my parents don't care, as long as he marries a doctor.”
“People always ask me where they should go to work, and I always tell them to go to work for whom they admire the most.”
“There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.”
“I think comics have far more potential than a lot of people realize.”

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