“From where many of us in the U.K. sit, American politics is hopelessly polarized. All kinds of issues get bundled up into two great heaps. The rest of the world, today and across the centuries, simply doesn't see things in this horribly oversimplified way.” WorldWayKindTwoTodayAmericaPoliticalPoliticsNationsIssuesCenturyAll KindsHopelessnessAmerican PoliticsWorld TodaySimplifyPolarizationPolarizing Author:N. T. Wright
“It is time to understand the environment for what it is: the national security issue of the early twenty-first century.” FirstsIssuesEnvironmentCenturySecurityFutureTwentiesNational Security Book:The Coming Anarchy: Shattering the Dreams of the Post Cold War Source: The Coming Anarchy: Shattering the Dreams of the Post Cold War
“If this is the degree of inflation planned for in advance, the real outcome is indeed likely to be such that most of those who will retire at the end of the century will be dependent on the charity of the younger generation. And ultimately not morals but the fact that the young supply the police and the army will decide the issue: concentration camps for the aged unable to maintain themselves are likely to be the fate of an old generation whose income is entirely dependent on coercing the young.” IfsRealEndsFactsYoungMoralIssuesFateGenerationsCenturyDegreesArmyPoliceCharityIncomeOutcomesDependentConcentrationCampsRetiringInflationYounger GenerationConcentration Camp Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“The issue [Israeli-Palestinian conflict], already lasting more than half a century, has brought deep suffering to the Palestinian people and remains an important reason of extended turbulence in the Middle East region.” PeopleImportantReasonSufferingHalfIssuesMiddleCenturyConflictRemainsEastRegionsLastingMiddle EastPalestinianIsraeliTurbulenceIsraeli Palestinian ConflictHalf A Century Author:Xi Jinping
“As the twentieth century draws to a close it has become obvious that material yardsticks alone cannot serve as an adequate measure of human well-being. Even as basic an issue as poverty has to be re-examined to take into account the psychological sense of deprivation that makes people feel poor.” PeopleFeelsHumansWellsEnoughPoorPovertyIssuesCenturyMaterialsDrawsAccountsObviousPsychologicalWell BeingAdequateTwentieth CenturyDeprivationYardsticks Book:Towards a true refuge Source: Towards a true refuge
“We're facing growing climate change, more floods, more droughts, more crisis on a planetary level, and the systems we put in place in the twentieth century are just not going to work. We've run out of stuff. Our big problems are going to be energy supplies and food supplies. This is not a right-left issue. It's a people issue, and it cuts across all our categories.” PeopleProblemBigsRunningEnergyLeftStuffLevelsIssuesCuttingGrowingCenturyCrisisClimateClimate ChangeCategoriesFloodGoing To WorkTwentieth CenturySuppliesBig ProblemsDroughtFood Supply Author:Margaret Atwood
“Cooperation will save the future. And America should lead it. Every time humanity has been in danger of extinguishing itself, our consciousness and our conscience have led us to come together. That's the big issue of the 21st century.” ShouldHas BeensBigsTogetherAmericaHumanityConsciousnessIssuesCenturyDangerConscienceCooperation21st Century Author:William J. Clinton
“The most controversial issues of the twenty-first century will pertain to the ends and means of modifying human behavior and who shall determine them. The first educational question will not be 'what knowledge is of the most worth?' but 'what kinds of human beings do we wish to produce?' The possibilities virtually defy our imagination.” FirstsHumansKindMeanEndsWishImaginationHuman BeingsIssuesCenturyPossibilityProduceBehaviorTwentiesDetermineEducationalHuman BehaviorControversialModifyingControversial IssuesEnds And Means Author:John Goodlad
“For almost a quarter of a century, Teen Ink has been encouraging young people to write - and then has published those pieces. These heartfelt essays and poems explore the issues faced by teenagers today. I applaud their efforts because they not only help young people deal with their own lives but also encourage the budding authors of the next generation.” PeopleWritingHas BeensHelpingTodayYoungNextDealsEffortIssuesPiecesGenerationsCenturyTeenagerQuartersEssaysInkNext GenerationHeartfeltQuarter Of A Century Author:Anita Silvey
“They say that 'history is an argument without end.' In Thompson's skillful hands, this momentous argument between two old friends on the most critical issue of the last century is thus history at its best. Thompson's judicious and delicious depiction of Nitze and Kennan will fascinate anyone who cares about the Cold War or the ways that human beings shape the future.” WayHumansTwoWarEndsHandsCareLastsHuman BeingsIssuesCenturyColdShapesArgumentCriticalCold WarDeliciousWho CaresOld FriendsSkillfulDepiction Author:Jonathan Alter
“The Hawk and the Dove is a wonderful idea for a book, wonderfully carried out. Nicholas Thompson has used illuminating new material to present each of his protagonists in a convincing, respectful, but unsparing way. Even more valuable, he has used the interactions and tensions between Paul Nitze and George Kennan to bring much of American 20th century foreign policy to life, with human richness ever present but with the big issues clear in all their complexity.” WayHumansBookIdeasBigsUsedIssuesClearWonderfulCenturyPolicyMaterialsValuableTensionComplexityForeign PolicyInteraction20th CenturyConvincingRichnessRespectfulDoveHawksProtagonistsIlluminating Author:James Fallows
“Those who are guilty of the argumentum ad ignorantiam profess belief in something because its opposite cannot be proved ... In the realm where "prejudice" is now most an issue, it normally takes a form like this: you cannot prove by the method of statistics and quantitative measurement that men are not equal. Therefore all men are equal. ... You cannot prove again by the methods of science that one culture is higher than another. Therefore the culture of the Digger Indians is just a good as that of Muncie, Indiana, or thirteenth-century France.” MenFormCultureBeliefIssuesCenturyHigherProveEqualOppositesPrejudiceMethodGuiltyFranceRealmsStatisticsAdsMeasurementIndiana Author:Richard M. Weaver
“Personally, I've been hearing all my life about the Serious Philosophical Issues posed by life extension, and my attitude has always been that I'm willing to grapple with those issues for as many centuries as it takes.” AttitudeIssuesCenturyWillingSeriousPhilosophicalHearingExtensionsMy Attitude Author:Patrick Hayden
“The Vatican has always had a core of diplomats for centuries. It has ambassadors in 180 countries and always played a kind of behind-the-scene role in many world issues.” WorldKindCountryBehindsRolesIssuesCenturySceneCoreAmbassadorsDiplomatsBehind The ScenesWorld Issues Author:Sylvia Poggioli
“Overpopulation in the United States will become THE single greatest issue facing Americans in the 21st century. We either solve it proactively or nature will solve it brutally for us via water shortages, energy crisis, air pollution, gridlock, species extinction and worse.” StatesEnergyWaterUnitedUnited StatesIssuesAirCenturyCrisisSpeciesSolvePollution21st CenturyExtinctionShortageOverpopulationAir PollutionGridlockEnergy CrisisSpecies Extinction Author:Frosty Wooldridge
“Traditions cannot themselves, simply with their own powers, do what needs to be done. These earlier experiences and accomplishments were dealing with other issues, providing guidance for different worlds than the world of the early twenty-first century.” WorldNeedsFirstsDifferentDoneIssuesCenturyTraditionTwentiesGuidanceAccomplishmentProvidingDifferent Worlds Author:Thomas Berry
“It's only been in the past two generations that we truly understood the impact our civilization has had on the natural world. To our credit as a species, we have turned this obscure scientific fact about carbon cycles into one of the most important political issues of the 21st century.” WorldTwoImportantFactsPastPoliticalNaturalIssuesGenerationsCenturyCivilizationUnderstoodImpactSpeciesCreditCyclesCarbon21st CenturyObscureNatural WorldScientific FactsPolitical IssuesCarbon Cycle Author:Annalee Newitz
“I would say that folks who have looked at this issue for a long time, whether it's Elizabeth Warren or many other economists, will tell you that right now, yes, we do need a 21st century Glass-Steagall legislation.” NeedsLongIssuesCenturyRight NowLong TimeFolksGlassesLegislation21st CenturyEconomist Author:Hillary Clinton
“The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks.” PeoplePoliticalPoliticsIssuesCenturyHistoricalSooner Or LaterVersusBankingUsuryBankers And BanksBanks And Money Author:Lord Acton