“How can great minds be produced in a country where the test of great minds is agreeing in the opinion of small minds?” MindCountryOpinionGreatnessTestsGreat MindsSmall Minds Author:John Stuart Mill
“War is the sure result of the existence of armed men. That country which maintains a large standing army will sooner or later have a war. The man who prides himself on fisticuffs is going, some day, to meet a man who considers himself the better man, and they will test the issue.” MenWarCountryResultsExistenceIssuesHe ManPrideStandingTestsArmySooner Or LaterBetter Man Book:Selected Writings of Elbert Hubbard ... Source: Selected Writings of Elbert Hubbard ...
“I think there is a potential civic culture in Arab countries that can lead to democratic institutions and I think Iraq is probably the best place to put that proposition to the test Well, you're going to find a disproportionate number of Jews in any sort of intellectual undertaking.” ThinkingWellsCountryCultureNumbersIntellectualTestsInstitutionsDemocraticIraqJewPropositionsCivicsUndertakingsBest Place Author:Richard Perle
“The good citizen will demand liberty for himself, and as a matter of pride he will see to it that others receive the liberty which he thus claims as his own. Probably the best test of true love of liberty in any country is the way in which minorities are treated in that country. Not only should there be complete liberty in matters of religion and opinion, but complete liberty for each man to lead his life as he desires, provided only that in so doing he does not wrong his neighbor.” MenWayShouldDoeCountryMatterWisdomDesirePoliticsLibertyOpinionEconomyPrideCitizensDemandTestsClaimsNeighborTreatedLiberalismMinoritiesGood Citizen Author:Theodore Roosevelt