"My father loves his country and is ready to lead it. In my fathers gut: integrity."

-- Vanessa Kerry

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“The most important lesson in the writing trade is that any manuscript is improved if you cut away the fat.”
“The most beautiful gift of nature is that it gives one pleasure to look around and try to comprehend what we see.”
“Let us, then, take our compass; we are something, and we are not everything. The nature of our existence hides from us the knowledge of first beginnings which are born of the nothing; and the littleness of our being conceals from us the sight of the infinite. Our intellect holds the same position in the world of thought as our body occupies in the expanse of nature.”
“Algebra is generous; she often gives more than is asked of her.”
“...Our losses...have reached an intolerable level. The enemy air force played a decisive role in inflicting these high losses.”
“Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain.”

Source : "Everest legend Edmund Hillary dies" by Julie Clothier, edition.cnn.com. January 21, 2008.
“Human and moral factors must always be considered. They must never be missing from policies and from public discussion.”

Source : Herman Kahn, Paul Dragoș Aligică, Kenneth R. Weinstein (2009). “The Essential Herman Kahn: In Defense of Thinking”, p.24, Lexington Books
“The concept of military necessity is seductively broad, and has a dangerous plasticity. Because they invariably have the visage of overriding importance, there is always a temptation to invoke security "necessities" to justify an encroachment upon civil liberties. For that reason, the military-security argument must be approached with a healthy skepticism.”

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