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“If history teaches us anything, it teaches that simple-minded appeasement or wishful thinking about our adversaries is folly.”

Ifs Thinking Politics Simple Teach Folly Adversaries Wishful Thinking Appeasement

Book:The Last Best Hope: The Greatest Speeches of Ronald Reagan

Source: The Last Best Hope: The Greatest Speeches of Ronald Reagan

“It is both foolish and wicked to teach the average man who is not well off that some wrong or injustice has been done him, and that he should hope for redress elsewhere than in his own industry, honesty, and intelligence.”

Men Should Wells Has Beens Done Politics Teach Honesty Industry Injustice Average Foolish Wicked Elsewhere Average Man Redress

Book:The Bully Pulpit: A Teddy Roosevelt Book of Quotations

Source: The Bully Pulpit: A Teddy Roosevelt Book of Quotations

“The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.”

Government Political Politics Freedom Teach History Conservative

Book:Maxims and Reflections

Source: Maxims and Reflections

“Think about the world you want to live and work in. What do you need to know to build the world? Demand that your teachers teach you that.”

Thinking Knows World Want Needs Wisdom Politics Teach Economy Teacher Demand Liberalism

Author:Peter Kropotkin

“If history could prove and teach us anything, it would be the private ownership of the means of production as a necessary requisite of civilization and material well-being. All civilizations have up to now been based on private property. Only nations committed to the principle of private property have risen above penury and produced science, art, and literature. There is no experience to show that any other social system could provide mankind with any of the achievements of civilization.”

“I think that local school districts - not the federal government - should make the decision about how they teach science, biology, economics. I want my kids to be taught about evolution; I want my kids to be taught about other theories.”

“History teaches us that the capacity of things to get worse is limitless. Roman history suggests that the short, happy life of the American republic may be coming to its end... the US will probably maintain a facade of constitutional government and drift along until financial bankruptcy overtakes it.”

May Ends Government Political Politics Teach Capacity Financial Republic Happy Life Limitless Bankruptcy Facade Constitutional Government

Author:Chalmers Johnson

“Imagine my surprise when it turned out the main thing that I was qualified for was to get another degree and teach Political Science to other people, who would, in turn, teach it to other people! This wasn't higher education, this was Amway with a football team!”

People Political Turns Politics Teach Imagine Team Football Higher Degrees Surprise Qualified Political Science Higher Education Football Team Amway

Author:Richard Jeni