A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.
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A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new; when an age ends; and when the soul of a nation long suppressed finds utterance.
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Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.
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Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
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Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.
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Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.
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Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.
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Every little thing counts in a crisis.
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Great causes and little men go ill together.
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I have become a queer mixture of the East and the West, out of place everywhere, at home nowhere.
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Ignorance is always afraid of change.
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It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say.
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It is the habit of every aggressor nation to claim that it is acting on the defensive.
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Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.
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Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
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The art of a people is a true mirror to their minds.
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The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction.
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The person who runs away exposes himself to that very danger more than a person who sits quietly.
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The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.
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We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
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What we really are matters more than what other people think of us.
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