“I know that in the battle of ideas, Republican politicians are at a distinct disadvantage. Their fundamental philosophy - which I characterize as survival of the fittest, richest and whitest - is too callous for most Americans.” KnowsIdeasPhilosophyPoliticianRepublicanBattleSurvivalFundamentalsDisadvantagesSurvival Of The FittestCallous Author:John Yarmuth
“Pakistans future viability, stability and security lie in empowering its people and building political institutions. My goal is to prove that the fundamental battle for the hearts and minds of a generation can be accomplished only under democracy.” PeopleMindHeartPoliticalLyingGoalDemocracyGenerationsSecurityBuildingBattleProveInstitutionsFundamentalsEmpoweringAccomplishedStabilityPakistanHeart And MindPolitical Institutions Author:Benazir Bhutto
“Throughout history, the really fundamental changes in societies have come about not from the dictates of governments and the results of battles, but through vast numbers of people changing their minds, sometimes only a little bit.” PeopleMindLittlesSometimesGovernmentBitsResultsNumbersBattleLittle BitFundamentalsPeople ChangingChanges In Society Author:Willis Harman
“Friedrich Hayek, who died on March 23, 1992 at age 92, was arguably the greatest social scientist of the twentieth century. By the time of his death, his fundamental way of thought had supplanted the system of John Maynard Keynes - his chief intellectual rival of the century - in the battle since the 1930s for the minds of economists and the policies of governments.” WayMindGovernmentAgeSocialCenturyPolicyBattleIntellectualScientistDiedFundamentalsChiefsMarchEconomistRivalsTwentieth Century1930sHayekKeynesFriedrich Hayek Author:Julian Simon
“Strikingly consistent across all of the battles in Sudan's history has been a fundamental conflict over what are and what are not seen as legitimate aspects of Sudanese identity.” Has BeensIdentityBattleConflictAspectFundamentalsConsistentSudan Author:Rebecca Hamilton
“The fundamental trouble with marriage is that it shakes a man's confidence in himself, and so greatly diminishes his general competence and effectiveness. His habit of mind becomes that of a commander who has lost a decisive and calamitous battle. He quite trusts himself thereafter.” MenMindLostMarriageTroubleHabitBattleFundamentalsShakesWeddingDiminishCompetenceEffectivenessCommandersHabits Of Mind Book:H.L. Mencken: Prejudices: First, Second, and Third Series Source: H.L. Mencken: Prejudices: First, Second, and Third Series
“At bottom, the battle has been waged on moral grounds. The country has debated whether a society for which the dignity of the individual is the supreme value can, without a fundamental inconsistency, follow the practice of deliberately putting one of its members to death.” Has BeensCountryValuesIndividualMoralPracticeBattleMembersDignityFundamentalsBottomSupremeDeath PenaltyInconsistency Author:William J. Brennan
“The most fundamental paradox is that if we're never to use force, we must be prepared to use it and to use it successfully. We Americans don't want war and we don't start fights. We don't maintain a strong military force to conquer or coerce others. The purpose of our military is simple and straightforward: we want to prevent war.” IfsWantNeedsWarUsePurposeFightingStrongForceCausesSimpleEffortSuccessfulFireMilitaryBattleShotsFundamentalsPreparedConquerParadoxAggressionBe PreparedStraightforwardMilitary ForceCoerceDeterrence Author:Ronald Reagan
“All of the government's monetary, economic and political power, as well as its extensive propaganda machinery, will be enlisted in a constant battle to drive down the price of gold - but in the absence of any fundamental change in the nation's monetary, fiscal, and economic direction, simply regard any major retreat in the price of gold as an unexpected buying opportunity.” WellsGovernmentPoliticalOpportunityNationsEconomicBattleMajorsGoldRegardFundamentalsConstantAbsencePropagandaBuyingUnexpectedRetreatMachineryMonetaryPolitical PowerEnlistedBuying Gold Author:Irwin Schiff
“It is my hypothesis that the fundamental source of conflict in this new [post-Cold-War] world will not be primarily ideological or primarily economic. The great divisions among humankind and the dominating source of conflict will be cultural. Nation states will remain the most powerful actors in world affairs, but the principal conflicts of global politics will occur between nations and groups of different civilizations. The clash of civilizations will dominate global politics. The fault lines between civilizations will be the battle lines of the future.” WorldDifferentWarStatesActorsNationsLinesPowerfulGroupsEconomicSourceColdCivilizationBattleConflictFundamentalsFaultsAffairPostsMost PowerfulDivisionHumankindPrincipalCold WarHypothesisClashIdeologicalDominatingWorld AffairsClash Of Civilizations Author:Samuel P. Huntington