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“When you're in this type of conflict, when you're at war, civil liberties are treated differently.”

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Trent Lott, a former United States Senator, was born on October 9, 1941. He held several key positions during his political career and played a significant role in the United States Senate. more

“This is not some alarmist Orwellian scenario; it is here, now, financed by $20 billion last year and $15 billion more this year of federal money appropriated out of sheer fear. By creating the means to monitor 300 million visits to the United States yearly, this administration and a supine opposition are building a system capable of identifying, tracking and spying on 300 million Americans.”

Years Mean States Lasts United Millions United States Building Creating Capable Billions Administration Opposition Last Year Sheer Scenarios Identifying Tracking Orwellian Alarmists

Author:William Safire

“By threatening war against Iran, Iraq and North Korea in his now-famous "Axis of Evil" address, the president painted himself into a corner. Either Bush now goes to war against one of these regimes, or he will be humiliated and exposed as a bellicose bluff.”

War Evil President Iraq Corners Addresses Iran Exposed Regimes Threatening Korea North Korea Humiliated Axes Bluffs

Author:Pat Buchanan

“The government can now delve into personal and private records of individuals even if they cannot be directly connected to a terrorist or foreign government. Bank records, e-mails, library records, even the track of discount cards at grocery stores can be obtained on individuals without establishing any connection to a terrorist before a judge. According to the Los Angeles Times, Al Qaeda uses sophisticated encryption devices freely available on the Internet that cannot be cracked. So the terrorists are safe from cyber-snooping, but we're not.”

“The Criteria of Emotional Maturity: The ability to deal constructively with reality The capacity to adapt to change A relative freedom from symptoms that are produced by tensions and anxieties The capacity to find more satisfaction in giving than receiving The capacity to relate to other people in a consistent manner with mutual satisfaction and helpfulness The capacity to sublimate, to direct one's instinctive hostile energy into creative and constructive outlets The capacity to love.”

“In the United States, throughout all twenty-four hours of every day of the year - year after year - we have an average of two million automobiles standing in front of red lights with their engines going, the energy for which amounts to that generated by the full of efforts of 200 million horses being completley wasted as they jump up and down going nowhere.”

“The only religion that can satisfy today's ideal is a religion that will give consecration to life, and direction to human endeavor, inspire men with faith in themselves, dedicate them to high moral purpose, and give them the strength to live through their failures, and to face with high courage their supreme tragedies.”

Men Giving Humans Today Faces Purpose Moral Inspire Ideals Tragedy Supreme Endeavor Consecration

Author:Sterling M. McMurrin

“We cannot resolve the problems of the world by unsing the same techniques that have created them.”

World Problem Technique Resolve

Author:Albert Einstein

“Education is to learning as tour groups are to adventure.”

Groups Adventure

Book:Information Anxiety 2

Source: Information Anxiety 2

“Conversation is our account of ourselves...Conversation is the vent of character as well as thoughts...It is the laboratory of the student.”

Wells Character Students Conversation Accounts Laboratory

Author:Ralph Waldo Emerson

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