"The role of Italy and of Austria has diminished as has that of France and Britain; Germany and Japan have suffered catastrophically."

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Source : Emily Greene Balch (1972). “Beyond Nationalism: The Social Thought of Emily Greene Balch”, New York : Twayne Publishers

Emily Greene Balch

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“The golden age is not in the past, but in the future; not in the origin of human experience, but in its consummate flower; not opening in Eden, but out from Gethsemane.”
“Bitterness arises in our hearts when we do not trust in the sovereign rule of God in our lives”
“Nothing is stronger than gentleness.”
“The people of Chicago are a proud people - and for good reason.”
“I have my life on a track that I want it on, and I don't want to get off.”
“We must do what we conceive to be the right thing, and not bother our heads or burden our souls with whether we are going to be successful. Because if we don't do the right thing, we'll be doing the wrong thing, and we will just be part of the disease, and not a part of the cure.”
“I was blonde most of my life and I had to dye my hair for a role. I couldnâ€™t believe the difference when I went red. I just felt â€˜wow, Iâ€™m homeâ€™. Itâ€™s great. You do something stupid when youâ€™re blonde and youâ€™re dumb. Do something stupid when youâ€™re red and youâ€™re a character.”
“The only thing that counts is your dedication to the game. You run on your own fuel; it comes from within you.”

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