“But obviously, we can't afford to make some bad long-term decisions with regard to basic commitments our country has - trade those away for some short-term assistance that may or may not be there a month from now.” MayLongCountryTermDecisionMonthsCommitmentRegardTradeOur CountryLong TermAssistanceShort Term Author:Fred Thompson
“China has established friendship with many African countries, and is opening itself up to Africa and providing assistance. It is cooperating with African countries on an equal basis and has no desire to colonize Africa.” CountryDesireEqualBasesChinaOpeningProvidingAssistanceCooperating Author:Wen Jiabao
“Our economic assistance must be carefully targeted, and must make maximum use of the energy and efforts of the private sector... Economic freedom is the world's mightiest engine for abundance and social justice... Developing countries need to be encouraged to experiment with a growing variety of arrangements for profit sharing and expanded capital ownership.” WorldNeedsCountryUseWisdomPoliticsEnergySocialJusticeEffortEconomyGrowingEconomicSocial JusticeProfitExperimentsVarietyDevelopingAbundanceLiberalismEnginesOwnershipArrangementsAssistanceMaximumPrivate SectorBe EncouragedDeveloping CountriesEconomic FreedomProfit Sharing Book:Ronald Reagan Source: Ronald Reagan
“But the most dangerous Hypocrite in a Common-Wealth, is one who leaves the Gospel for the sake of the Law: A Man compounded of Law and Gospel, is able to cheat a whole Country with his Religion, and then destroy them under Colour of Law: And here the Clergy are in great Danger of being deceiv'd, and the People of being deceiv'd by the Clergy, until the Monster arrives to such Power and Wealth, that he is out of the reach of both, and can oppress the People without their own blind Assistance.” PeopleMenCountryWholeAbleLawWealthCommonAtheismDangerousDangerBlindSakeMonstersColourCheatAssistanceHypocriteClergy Book:The Political Thought of Benjamin Franklin Source: The Political Thought of Benjamin Franklin