“The principal achievement of Europe is peace, which we often forget about as it has become so taken for granted by Europeans.” ForgetTakenAchievementEuropeGrantedPrincipalTaken For Granted Author:Dominique de Villepin
“Most of the well-developed world - Australia, Western Europe - they develop their resources base, they inventory it, they develop it, and they view it as a good source of jobs and revenue. We are a country that for too long has taken affordable energy for granted.” WorldWellsLongCountryJobsEnergyViewsTakenSourceResourcesEuropeWesternGrantedAustraliaRevenueAffordableInventoryWestern Europe Author:John S. Watson
“I do not know if the doctrine that the nation-state arose in the 19th century was still being taught:;... but it is erroneous. The nation-state reaches back far into the origins of Europe itself and perhaps beyond. If Europe was not always a Europe of nations, it was always a Europe in which nations existed, and were taken for granted, as a basic form of the State.” IfsKnowsStillsStatesFormNationsTakenCenturyTaughtEuropeDoctrineGranted19th CenturyTaken For Granted Author:Enoch Powell
“I think sometimes Europe may take for granted the extraordinary progress that's been made over the last 40, 50 years. I recognize that sometimes there is great frustration that arises out of the euro zone or out of the EU.” ThinkingYearsMayMadeSometimesLastsProgressEuropeExtraordinaryAriseGrantedFrustrationZoneEuro Author:Barack Obama
“What I consistently say to young people - I say it in the United States, but I'll say it here in Germany and across Europe: Do not take for granted our systems of government and our way of life. I think there is a tendency, because we have lived in an era that has been largely stable and peaceful, at least in advanced countries, where living standards have generally gone up, there is a tendency I think to assume that that's always the case.” PeopleThinkingWayHas BeensCountryStatesGovernmentYoungUnitedCasesUnited StatesGoneStandardsEuropeAssumingTendenciesPeacefulGrantedErasGermanyStableConsistentlySystems Of Government Author:Barack Obama
“I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties and an independent judiciary, and fighting corruption, those are principles that, you know, not perfectly but generally, we have tried to apply not just in our own country but also with respect to our foreign policy.” KnowsHas BeensI CanCountryFightingLibertyPrinciplesTakenPolicySpeechEuropeIndependentCorruptionGrantedForeign PolicyFree SpeechNot PerfectCivil LibertiesTaken For GrantedJudiciaryIndependent Judiciary Author:Barack Obama
“Two World Wars are sufficient and we are the ones who supported this notion of a united Europe, so there would never be another set of civil wars in Europe again, ever. That was a fabulous success. It was so fabulous that people now take it for granted.” PeopleWorldTwoWarUnitedEuropeNotionGrantedWar Of The WorldsSufficientCivil WarFabulousTwo Worlds Author:Daniel Fried
“As Fuehrer of the German people and Chancellor of the Reich, I can thank God at this moment that he has so wonderfully blessed us in our hard struggle for what is our right, and beg Him that we and all other nations may find the right way, so that not only the German people but all Europe may once more be granted the blessing of peace.” PeopleWayMayI CanHardMomentsNationsStruggleAtheismBlessingEuropeBlessedGrantedThank GodRight Way Book:My new order Source: My new order
“In Europe, charters of liberty have been granted by Power. In America ... charters of power [are] granted by liberty.” Has BeensGovernmentAmericaLibertyEuropeGrantedCharter Author:James Madison
“In Europe, charters of liberty have been granted by power. America has set the example . . . of charters of power granted by liberty. This revolution in the practice of the world, may, with an honest praise, be pronounced the most triumphant epoch of its history, and the most consoling presage of its happiness.” WorldMayHas BeensAmericaFreedomLibertyPracticeHonestExampleRevolutionEuropePraiseGrantedTriumphantEpochCharterConsoling Book:James Madison's Source: James Madison's