"One side thinks the president'Â€Â™s request for war-making powers is too brazen and even reckless. The other side thinks it is too spineless and probably ineffectual. 'It does not seem to have resonated with anyone,' said Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine and a member of the Intelligence Committee. 'I haven't found any colleague who'Â€Â™s been enthusiastic about it.'"

-- Peter Baker

#War Quotes #Thinking Quotes #President Quotes

“There are a lot of actors out there who've made one or two films and who never work again.”
“I believe that free-market principles will solve our healthcare problems.”
“There are no shortcuts. You have to work hard, and try to put yourself in a position where if luck strikes, you can see the opportunity and take advantage of it.”
“We put our fingers in the eyes of those who doubt that Libya is ruled by anyone other than its people.”
“We should always settle disputes through dialogue and cooperation, and should not resort to the use or threat of force on the slightest provocation. We should get rid of Cold War thinking and broaden the converging points of our common interests, notwithstanding the differences in social systems and ideologies.”
“The social model of the Bolsheviks failed, as will any model that denies individual rights, intellectual freedom, and freedom of competing political parties. Without these freedoms and rights, there is no motivation for people to work. Such a system cannot be sustained, especially in light of the technological revolution of the information era.”
“Joy to hearts which have suffered long is like the dew on the ground after a long drought; both the heart and the ground absorb that beneficent moisture falling on them, and nothing is outwardly apparant.”
“We can only protect liberty by making it relevant to the modern world.”

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