"The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without."

-- Dwight D. Eisenhower

#War Quotes #Trying Quotes #Defense Quotes

“That saint who advances on his knees never retreats...”
“Many common problems are caused by wrong attitudes. People see themselves as the center of the universe and judge everything as it relates to them. Naturally you won't be happy that way. You can only be happy when you see things in proper perspective: all human beings are of equal importance in God's sight, and have a job to do in the divine plan.”
“[The Drafters of the Constitution] were intent on avoiding more than 100 years of religious intolerance and persecution in American colonial history and an even longer heritage of church-state problems in Europe.”

Source : John M. Swomley (1987). “Religious liberty and the secular state: the constitutional context”
“When Dr. King was murdered, I had no idea who he was. But as soon as I heard his words on television that night when I was 9 years old, I was dumbstruck, awestruck by their power.”
“The ethic of conviction and the ethic of responsibility are not opposites. They are complementary to one another.”

Source : Max Weber, Peter Lassman, Ronald Speirs (1994). “Weber: Political Writings”, p.368, Cambridge University Press
“Thank you Lord, for being patient with me. For its so hard to see, when my eyes are on me.”
“Outlandish lyrics sung by smiling people in perfect harmony. Has that edge of surprise...a little nuts and really funny.”
“The south really wants Abyei; they have a core constituency who reside in the area who believe that Abyei belongs to the south. There are a number of those sons of Abyei in high positions of government in South Sudan, so it's pretty hard for South Sudan to just walk away.”

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