“But Australia faces additional regional and global challenges also crucial to our nation's future - climate change, questions of energy and food security, the rise of China and the rise of India. And we need a strong system of global and regional relationships and institutions to underpin stability.” NeedsFacesEnergyStrongNationsChallengesSecurityIndiaInstitutionsClimateClimate ChangeChinaAustraliaStabilityCrucialFood SecurityRise Of China Author:Kevin Rudd
“Cease to brag to me of America, and its model institutions and constitutions. America, too, will have to strain its energies, crack its sinews, and all but break its heart, as the rest of us have had to do, in thousand-fold wrestle with the Pythons, and mud-demons, before it can become a babitation for the gods.” HeartAmericaEnergyBreakThousandModelsConstitutionInstitutionsCeaseDemonCracksMudStrainFoldsBragPython Book:The Selected Works of Thomas Carlyle Source: The Selected Works of Thomas Carlyle
“The faith of a church or of a nation is an adequate faith only when it inspires and enables people to give of their time and energy to shape the various institutions - social, economic, and political - of the common life.” PeopleGivingPoliticalFaithEnergyNationsSocialChurchCommonEconomicInspireShapesInstitutionsVariousAdequateTime And EnergyCommon Life Book:On being human religiously: selected essays in religion and society Source: On being human religiously: selected essays in religion and society
“I'm not against international institutions that would try to tackle global warming. But the way to go, at least in the short run, is to go to nuclear power. It's amazing to me that people who are so alarmed about global warming are so reluctant to adopt the obvious short-term solution - the bridge until the day when we have affordable renewable energy - of nuclear power.” PeopleWayTryingRunningEnergyTermSolutionsInstitutionsInternationalObviousNuclearBridgesGlobal WarmingShort TermAffordableReluctantRenewable EnergyNuclear Power Author:Charles Krauthammer