“As president of the largest Jewish organization, I disposed of budgets of hundreds of millions of dollars; I directed thousands of employees, and all this, I emphasize again, not for one particular state, but within the frame work of International Jewry.” StatesPresidentMillionsParticularOrganizationDollarsInternationalJewBudgetsEmployee Author:Nahum Goldmann
“You don't like a particular policy or a particular president? Then argue for your position. Go out there and win an election. Push to change it. But don't break it. Don't break what our predecessors spent over two centuries building. That's not being faithful to what this country's about.” TwoCountryWinningPresidentBreakCenturyPolicyPositionBuildingParticularElectionArguingFaithfulPredecessorsBeing Faithful Author:Barack Obama
“His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular.” EarthPresidentLordSeaFieldsParticularDoctorsFishesBritishBeastEmpiresAlsConquerorBritish EmpireUganda Author:Idi Amin
“There are important arguments to be made about the relative merits of an hereditary or an elected head of state: but not at the level of the human frailties of particular monarchs or presidents. No one seriously contends that the American presidency should be abolished because Bill Clinton is a self-confessed adulterer. So why should the abolition of the British monarchy be contemplated because the same is true of Prince Charles?” ShouldHumansMadeImportantSelfStatesPresidentLevelsParticularArgumentBillsClintonBritishMeritRelativePresidencyMonarchyAbolitionMonarchsFrailtyBritish HistoryHereditaryHead Of StateHuman FrailtiesBritish Monarchy Book:History in Our Time Source: History in Our Time
“I shouldn't want you to be surprised, or to draw any particular inference from my making speeches, or not making speeches, out there. I don't recall any candidate for President that ever injured himself very much by not talking.” WantPresidentTalkingParticularSpeechDrawsCandidatesRecallsInjuredNot TalkingInference Book:TALKATIVE PRESIDENT OFF Source: TALKATIVE PRESIDENT OFF
“The job of being president, understanding the particular policies that America has gotten itself into over the past 400 years.” YearsJobsAmericaPastUnderstandingPresidentPolicyParticularOver The Past Author:Kwame Kilpatrick
“As a matter of fact since Barack Obama has been president it is more overt - I believe - than it's been since the 1940's and 50's and so I am not surprised by it. I think it's an excellent teaching tool, particular for my sons and our people to understand that we still have to build within our community. We still have to work with one another. We still have to connect even with people outside of this country.” PeopleThinkingBelieveHas BeensStillsCountryMatterFactsI BelievePresidentCommunityTeachingParticularSonToolsBarackExcellentMy SonOur CommunityMatter Of Fact Author:Kwame Kilpatrick
“Civil disobedience can help to focus attention on a particular injustice. It was used historically to highlight wrongs in society - turning ancient redwood forests into paper towels or preventing people from sitting down at lunch counters because of the color of their skin. On climate change, we have not seen strong leadership coming from Washington, DC.In particular the president has an enormous opportunity to follow up on his inaugural speech with a concerted course of action to aggressively take on a clean energy transition.” PeopleHelpingActionUsedCoursesOpportunityEnergyStrongPresidentAttentionFocusParticularColorSpeechPaperSittingSkinsCleanClimateClimate ChangeInjusticeAncientEnormousForestsTransitionLunchDisobediencePreventingCivil DisobedienceHighlightsSitting DownTowelsClean EnergyInauguralWashington DcRedwoodsFollow UpInaugural SpeechPaper Towels Author:Michael Brune