“Not to Learn Irish is to miss the opportunity of understanding what life in this country has meant and could mean in a better future. It is to cut oneself off from ways of being at home. If we regard self-understanding, mutual understanding, imaginative enhancement, cultural diversity and a tolerant political atmosphereas a desirable attainments, we should remember that a knowledge of the Irish language is an essential element in their realisation.” IfsWayShouldMeanSelfCountryHomeRememberPoliticalOpportunityLanguageUnderstandingCuttingMissingEssentialsElementsDiversityRegardOneselfMutualDesirableImaginativeAttainmentRealisationBetter FutureCultural DiversitySelf UnderstandingEnhancementMutual Understanding Author:Seamus Heaney
“Im very proud that our country still produces people like my son, who choose the path less traveled; that knowingly step up to serve, even though our country is tearing itself apart with things like political machinations.” PeopleStillsCountryPoliticalStepsPathProduceSonProudOur CountryMy SonTraveledStep Up Author:Steve Daines
“I hope that I would put whatever my political beliefs aside, and realize that my country's asked me to to something, and do it.” CountryPoliticalBeliefRealizingPolitical Beliefs Author:Jon Bernthal
“Inspiring scenes of people taking the future of their countries into their own hands will ignite greater demands for good governance and political reform elsewhere in the world, including in Asia and in Africa.” PeopleWorldCountryHandsPoliticalGreaterSceneDemandIncludingReformElsewhereAsiaGovernanceIgniteGood GovernancePolitical Reform Author:William Hague
“It was a pity that movies and live TV left New York for Hollywood. London theater, movies, television - until (Britain's) money ran out - were always better than ours since the city was the political capital of the country, as well as the artistic and literary one. In L.A. we've always been slightly sealed off from real life. It's no accident that two of our most interesting directors, Woody Allen and Bob Altman, are more or less settled in the real world.” WorldWellsTwoRealCountryPoliticalLeftInterestingCitiesNew YorkTelevisionTvsDirectorsHollywoodTheaterAccidentsLondonReal LifePityArtisticRanBritainReal WorldBobMost InterestingWoodyLive Tv Author:Gore Vidal
“One should not ascribe the evil deeds of individual leaders or political regimes to an innate fault of the Russian people and their country.” PeopleShouldCountryPoliticalEvilIndividualLeaderFaultsDeedsRegimesInnate Author:Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
“Remember the referendum on the Charlottetown constitutional accord? The more Canada's political and business elites threatened Canadians that the country would disappear into a black hole if the accord weren't passed, the more Canadians opposed it.” IfsCountryRememberPoliticalBlackDisappearHolesCanadaElitesThreatenedAccordBlack HoleReferendums Author:Preston Manning
“In the Tea Party narrative, victory at the polls means a new American revolution, one that will "take our country back" from everyone they disapprove of. But what they dont realize is, there's a catch: This is America, and we have an entrenched oligarchical system in place that insulates us all from any meaningful political change.” MeanCountryAmericaPoliticalRealizingPartyRevolutionVictoryMeaningfulOur CountryTeaNarrativePollsTea PartyAmerican RevolutionPolitical Change Author:Matt Taibbi
“If I had political responsibility, I would want to prepare for a plan B that would foresee that the European currency union, that the eurozone, no longer necessarily consists of 17 member states. And that means to make provisions so that other countries are not pulled into the maelstrom through contagion.” IfsWantMeanCountryStatesPoliticalResponsibilityPlansMembersUnionsCurrencyOther CountriesProvisionContagionPlan BEurozoneMaelstromPolitical Responsibility Author:Peer Steinbruck
“Previous efforts to eradicate malaria failed for several reasons, including political instability and technical challenges in delivering resources, especially in certain countries in Africa.” CountryReasonPoliticalCertainChallengesEffortResourcesIncludingDeliveringInstabilityMalariaPolitical Instability Author:Anthony S. Fauci
“It is the responsibility of all the Sudanese, especially the political leaders and the media, to strengthen social cohesion through the proper understanding of the dynamics of unity, if they really want our country to remain united.” IfsWantCountryPoliticalSocialUnderstandingUnitedResponsibilityLeaderMediaUnityOur CountryDynamicsPolitical LeadersCohesion Author:Salva Kiir Mayardit
“All over Europe the organs that represent dogmatic interests are in permanent opposition to the progressive tendencies around them, and are rapidly sinking into contempt. In every country in which a strong political life is manifested, the secularisation of politics is the consequence. Each stage of that movement has been initiated and effected by those who are most indifferent to dogmatic theology, and each has been opposed by those who are most occupied with theology.” Has BeensCountryPoliticalLife IsStrongInterestAtheismStageMovementConsequenceEuropePositive AtheismTheologyTendenciesPermanentOppositionProgressiveContemptOrgansIndifferentSinkingDogmaticPolitical Life Book:History of the rise and influence of the spirit of rationalism in Europe Source: History of the rise and influence of the spirit of rationalism in Europe