"The fact that Brazil and Chile now has China as their largest trading partner means the Monroe Doctrine is certainly something of the past."

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Source : "The New Maritime Silk Road". Interview with Parag Khanna, bigthink.com.

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“Apostolic and missionary fruitfulness is not principally due to programmes and pastoral methods that are cleverly drawn up and "efficient", but is the result of the community's constant prayer (cf. "Evangelii Nuntiandi," 75). Moreover, for the mission to be effective, communities must be united, that is, they must be "of one heart and soul" (cf. Acts 4:32), and they must be ready to witness to the love and joy that the Holy Spirit instils in the hearts of the faithful (cf. Acts 4:32).”
“As much as thinking this upsets me, I'm starting to see that I need the merry-go-round much more than it needs me, and in the end my choice is to hop back on or get left in the dust.”

Source : Wendelin Van Draanen (2011). “The Running Dream”, p.82, Knopf Books for Young Readers
“The prayers of a lover are more imperious than the menaces of the whole world”
“I believed then, and continue to believe now, that the benefits to our security and freedom of widely available cryptography far, far outweigh the inevitable damage that comes from its use by criminals and terrorists. I believed, and continue to believe, that the arguments against widely available cryptography, while certainly advanced by people of good will, did not hold up against the cold light of reason and were inconsistent with the most basic American values.”
“Will punk rock ever die? Pal, if you have to ask it's dead to you.”
“It is very important to lead the field and innovate in game design.”
“The optimism of a healthy mind is indefatigable.”

Source : Margery Allingham (1959). “Crime and Mr. Campion”
“Islamic culture has given us majestic arches and soaring spires; timeless poetry and cherished music; elegant calligraphy and places of peaceful contemplation.”

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