“Politics is a noble activity. We should revalue it, practise it with vocation and a dedication that requires testimony, martyrdom, that is to die for the common good.” ShouldDiesCommonActivityNobleDedicationTestimonyVocationCommon GoodMartyrdomPractise Author:Pope Francis
“As the chief speaker at the dedication of the national cemetery at the Gettysburg Battlefield, statesman Edward Everett wrote to Lincoln: I should be glad if I could flatter myself that I came as near to the central idea of the occasion in two hours as you did in two minutes.” IfsShouldTwoIdeasHoursMinutesGladChiefsOccasionsIf I CouldDedicationSpeakersBattlefieldsStatesmenCemeteryGettysburg Author:Abraham Lincoln
“The ruthlessness born of self-seeking is ineffectual compared with the ruthlessness sustained by dedication to a holy cause. God wishes, said Calvin, that one should put aside all humanity when it is a question of striving for His glory.” ShouldSaidSelfHumanityWishCausesBornHolyGloryStriveSeekingDedicationRuthlessness Book:The Ordeal of Change Source: The Ordeal of Change