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Quote by Ken Livingstone

“I don't just denounce suicide bombers. I denounce those governments which use indiscriminate slaughter to advance their foreign policy.”

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Ken Livingstone

Ken Livingstone, born on June 17, 1945, is a British politician who served as the Mayor of London. He joined the Labour Party in the 1970s and began his political career in the early 1980s in London. During his tenure as Mayor, Livingstone initiated major infrastructure projects in London, such as the expansion of the London Underground and the construction of the London Eye. His political career has been marked by controversy, particularly regarding his stance on racial and religious issues. more

“Having lost faith in all else, zealots have nothing left but a holy cause to please a warrior God. They win if we become holy warriors, too; if we kill the innocent as they do; strike first at those who had not struck us; allow our leaders to use the fear of terrorism to make us afraid of the truth; cease to think and reason together, allowing others to tell what's in God's mind.”

Ifs Thinking Mind Firsts Reason Use Together Winning Lost Left Causes Leader Holy Please Terrorism Strikes Cease Innocent Warrior Allowing Zealot Lost Faith

Author:Bill Moyers

“Inclined to peace by his temper and situation, it was easy for [Augustus] to discover that Rome, in her present exalted situation, had much less to hope than to fear from the chance of arms; and that, in the prosecution of remote wars, the undertaking became every day more difficult, the event more doubtful, and the possession more precarious and less beneficial.”

War Easy Difficult Chance Situation Events Arms Possession Rome Temper Beneficial Exalted Undertakings Doubtful Precarious Prosecution Augustus

Book:The Modern Library Essential World History 4-Book Bundle: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Abridged); Montcalm and Wolfe; History of the Conquest of Mexico; The Naval War of 1812

Source: The Modern Library Essential World History 4-Book Bundle: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Abridged); Montcalm and Wolfe; History of the Conquest of Mexico; The Naval War of 1812

“Bush and his commanders in the war on terrorism are willing to waste non-terrorists to kill terrorists. Right or wrong, that is not caring about the dignity of every life.”

War Willing Waste Dignity Caring Terrorism Terrorist Commanders War On Terror Not Caring War On Terrorism

Author:David Corn

“A country will have authority and influence because of moral factors, not its military strength; because it can be humble and not blatant and arrogant; because our people want to serve others and not dominate others. And a nation without morality will soon lose its influence around the world.”