“The lessons of September 11 are that if we allow law enforcement to do their work free of political interference, if we give them adequate resources and modern technologies, we can protect our citizens without intruding on our liberties.” IfsGivingLawPoliticalLibertyTechnologyModernCitizensLessonsProtectResourcesSeptemberLaw EnforcementEnforcementAdequateSeptember 11InterferenceModern Technology Author:Lucille Roybal-Allard
“Sunday was the normal day for the political awareness session at sea. Ordinarily Putin would have officiated, reading some Pravada editorials, followed by selected quotations from the works of Lenin and a discussion of the lessons to be learned from the readings. It is very much like a church service.” PoliticalReadingChurchSeaAwarenessLessonsNormalDiscussionSundayQuotationsSessionPutinSelectedEditorialsLessons To Be LearnedChurch ServicePolitical Awareness Book:The Hunt for Red October Source: The Hunt for Red October
“I think having Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House is going to send a very wonderful lesson to the American public that women can be strong, they can be tough, they can be effective, and they can lead this country as political leaders.” ThinkingCountryPoliticalHouseStrongLeaderWonderfulLessonsToughSpeakersPolitical LeadersNancy Author:Ellen Malcolm
“The short lesson that comes out of long experience in political agitation is something like this: all the motive power in all of these movements is the instinct of religious feeling. All the obstruction comes from attempting to rely on anything else. Conciliation is the enemy.” LongFeelingsPoliticalReligiousEnemyMovementLessonsInstinctRelyMotiveAttemptingAgitationObstruction Book:Practical Agitation Source: Practical Agitation
“Among the lessons taught by the French revolution, there is none sadder or more striking than this--that you may make everything else out of the passions of men except a political system that will work, and that there is nothing so pitilessly and unconsciously cruel as sincerity formulated into dogma.” MenMayPoliticalPassionPoliticsTaughtRevolutionLessonsSincerityDogmaPolitical SystemsFrench Revolution Book:Abraham Lincoln Source: Abraham Lincoln
“I think the way things have been left after Iraq is that people won't believe the Government of the day, so they have to know that lessons have been learnt and that all political parties and people, whether they were for or against the invasion of Iraq, have learnt lessons.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayBelieveHas BeensGovernmentPoliticalLeftPartyLessonsIraqPolitical PartiesInvasion Author:William Hague