“We forget today that Britain still depends for its livelihood and, indeed, its day-to-day survival, on the sea. But the Royal Navy is now pitifully small and has been reduced in size by the current Government, seeking economies to finance its social programmes. Fine while there is no threat to our security. But what use would schools and hospitals be if we could not protect our imports?” IfsHas BeensStillsUseGovernmentTodaySchoolSocialForgetEconomySeaSecurityFineDependsProtectSurvivalThreatSizeCurrentsSeekingFinanceBritainHospitalsDay To DayRoyalNavyProgrammesLivelihoodImportsRoyal Navy Author:John Keegan
“The social dynamics of human history, even more than that of biological evolution, illustrate the fundamental principle of ecological evolution - that everything depends on everything else. The nine elements that we have described in societal evolution of the three families of phenotypes - the phyla of things, organizations and people, the genetic bases in knowledge operating through energy and materials to produce phenotypes, and the three bonding relations of threat, integration and exchange - all interact on each other.” PeopleHumansThreeEnergySocialPrinciplesProduceMaterialsDependsEvolutionElementsOrganizationBasesRelationFundamentalsThreatNineIntegrationHuman HistoryEcologicalDynamicsBondingFundamental PrinciplesBiological Evolution Author:Kenneth E. Boulding
“The advance of human freedom - the great achievement of our time, and the great hope of every time - now depends on us. Our nation - this generation - will lift a dark threat of violence from our people and our future. We will rally the world to this cause by our efforts, by our courage. We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail.” PeopleWorldHumansNationsCausesDarkEffortHistoryViolenceFailingGenerationsDependsAchievementThreatLiftsOur TimeOur FutureTireThis GenerationGreat AchievementHuman FreedomGreat Hope Author:George W. Bush
“Our survival as a human community may depend as much upon our nurture of love in infancy and childhood as upon the protection of our society from external threats.” LoveHumansMayCommunityPsychologySocietyChildhoodDependsSurvivalThreatProtectionOur SocietyNurtureInfancy Book:Every child's birthright: in defense of mothering Source: Every child's birthright: in defense of mothering
“King Hussein of Jordan dedicated his life - I witnessed it in his sleeping as well as waking hours - to trying to break through the impasses keeping people apart. He understood that the security and prosperity of any one of us in this world depends on the security and prosperity enjoyed by others. As Martin Luther King said, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." In the Middle East, nothing could be more true.” PeopleWorldTryingWellsSaidHoursJusticeSleepBreakMiddleSecurityThis WorldDependsKingsUnderstoodThreatInjusticeProsperityEastEnjoyedWakingDedicatedMiddle EastHusseinLutherJordanBreak ThroughImpasseInjustice Anywhere Author:Queen Noor of Jordan
“Americans have long felt that NATO isn't doing its job and that the Europeans aren't contributing enough. Trump has accelerated the decline in Atlantic solidarity by offering open contempt for NATO allies as well. The future of NATO now very much depends on Europeans. Can you begin to identify security threats, prepare yourselves and arm yourselves without the US?” WellsLongEnoughJobsFeltSecurityArmsDependsTrumpThreatAlliesContemptOfferingDeclineSolidarityContributingNato Author:Anne Applebaum
“Are hackers a threat? The degree of threat presented by any conduct, whether legal or illegal, depends on the actions and intent of the individual and the harm they cause.” ActionIndividualCausesDependsDegreesThreatHarmIllegalHackers Author:Kevin Mitnick