"The education of peoples is a necessary precondition to peace."

-- Carlo Azeglio Ciampi

“In a sacred moment, when attention is pulled inward, rather than continuing in its usual outward direction, silence is realized.”
“The old priest Peter Gilligan Was weary night and day; For half his flock were in their beds, Or under green sods lay.”
“Millar Burrows of Yale observes: 'Archeology has in many cases refuted the views of modern critics. It has shown in a number of instances that these views rest on false assumptions and unreal, artificial schemes of historical development. This is a real contribution and not to be minimized.'”
“There is no advance without strife.”

Source : Philip Wylie, Edwin Balmer (2016). “After Worlds Collide”, p.185, Macmillan
“For them (the peoples of the Soviet Union) We cherish the warmest paternal affection. We are well aware that not a few of them groan beneath the yoke imposed on them by men who in very large part are strangers to the real interests of the country. We recognize that many others were deceived by fallacious hopes. We blame only the system with its authors and abettors who considered Russia the best field for experimenting with a plan elaborated years ago, and who from there continue to spread it from one of the world to the other.”
“Being a foreigner is not a disease.”

Source : Alden Nowlan (1968). “Miracle at Indian River: stories”, Toronto, Clarke
“Sometimes its odd to interact with someone to whom you purposed.”
“After 20 years in Congress, I still believe that smaller government and lower taxes are the most effective economic policies.”

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