“Of all ennobling sentiments, patriotism may be the most easily manipulated. On the one hand, it gives powerful expression to what is best in a nation's character: a commitment to principle, a willingness to sacrifice, a devotion to the community by the choice of the individual. But among its toxic fruits are intolerance, belligerence and blind obedience, perhaps because it blooms most luxuriantly during times of war.” GivingMayWarCharacterHandsChoicesIndividualNationsCommunityPowerfulPrinciplesSacrificeExpressionCommitmentBlindFruitDevotionObediencePatriotismWillingnessSentimentsToxicIntoleranceBlind ObedienceWillingness To SacrificeBelligerence Author:Nancy Gibbs
“If the Presidents Club had a seal, around the ring would be three words: cooperation, competition, and consolation. On the one hand, the presidents have powerful motives—personal and patriotic—to help one another succeed and comfort one another when they fail. But at the same time they all compete for history’s blessing.” IfsHelpingHandsWould BeThreePresidentPowerfulFailingComfortBlessingSucceedCompetitionClubsRingsMotivePatrioticCooperationConsolationSealsThree Words Book:The Presidents Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity Source: The Presidents Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity
“If you want to humble an empire it makes sense to maim its cathedrals. They are symbols of its faith, and when they crumple and burn, it tells us we are not so powerful and we can't be safe. The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, planted at the base of Manhattan island with the Statue of Liberty as their sentry, and the Pentagon, a squat, concrete fort on the banks of the Potomac, are the sanctuaries of money and power that our enemies may imagine define us. But that assumes our faith rests on what we can buy and build, and that has never been America's true God.” IfsWorldWantMayAmericaPowerfulLibertyEnemyImagineSafeTradeAssumingHumbleTerrorismSymbolsMake SenseIslandsEmpiresConcreteTwinsTowersStatuesSanctuaryManhattanCathedralsPentagonWorld TradeFortsWorld Trade CenterSquatMoney And PowerStatue Of LibertyTrue GodTwin Towers Author:Nancy Gibbs
