"Had it not been for the Atlantic Ocean and the virgin wilderness, the United States would never have been the Land of Promise."

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Source : Herbert Croly (2005). “The Promise of American Life”, p.7, Cosimo, Inc.

Herbert Croly

#Ocean Quotes #Land Quotes #Promise Quotes

“There is a lesson in almost everything that you do, and getting the lesson is how you move forward. It is how you enrich your spirit.”
“According to Richard Clarke, the former White House counterterrorism chief, Bush was so obsessed with Iraq that he failed to take action against Osama Bin Laden despite repeated warnings from his intelligence experts.”
“Thanksgiving is the day you don't know if you're invited for dinner or an intervention either way is going to be an ambush.”
“Aladdin' was probably my favorite Disney animation when I was a kid. The animation was great and Robin Williams was unbelievable as the Genie. 'Aladdin' was an amazing adventure and the lead character was a hero for guys, which I loved. It wasn't a princess or a girl beating the odds; it was a street rat. That seemed really cool to me.”
“To ... not prepare is the greatest of crimes; to be prepared beforehand for any contingency is the greatest of virtues.”
“Peace is impossible, war is improbable.”

Source : Raymond Aron (1997). “Thinking Politically: A Liberal in the Age of Ideology”, p.227, Transaction Publishers
“We're rediscovering Christianity as an Eastern religion, as a way of life.”
“The moral issues with which Marcus struggles would be, as he points out, unchanged whether the universe were mechanical and devoid of meaning or value or ruled by deity or Providence; whether the will were in fact free or determined; whether there were or were not a future life, or any even fugitive rewards and punishments at all.”

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