“I have always endeavoured, as my double duty of believer and sovereign dictated, to follow the precepts of the sacred Book of Islam: precepts of balance, justice and moderation. Although my religious education was very literal, in that I learnt to understand the precepts of the Koran precisely according to the text, we have seen that on several occasions throughout my life, I have felt myself to be very particularly in the hands of the Almighty.” BookHandsFeltReligiousJusticeDutyBalanceSacredIslamBelieverOccasionsAlmightySovereignModerationLiteralReligious Education Author:Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
“I was assigned to a medical unit and was part of a group receiving men returning from theater headed to hospital care, many forever maimed with life-altering wounds. It made a strong impression because wounded men and body bags come back to home districts, not Washington, D.C., and accordingly, there is no more sacred vote than those surrounding war where life hangs in the balance.” MenMadeWarHomeBodyCareStrongForeverGroupsBalanceVoteTheaterSacredMedicalWoundsImpressionBagsHospitalsReceivingWoundedUnitsLife Altering Author:Mark Sanford
“...education is a sacred thing, and the pledge to build a school is a commitment that cannot be surrendered or broken, regardless of how long it may take, how many obstacles must be surmounted, or how much money it will cost. It is by such promises that the balance sheet of one's life is measured.” MayLongSchoolLife IsBrokenBalancePromiseCostCommitmentSacredObstaclesSheetsPledgeBalance SheetsSacred Things Book:Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Education in Afghanistan and Pakistan Source: Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Education in Afghanistan and Pakistan