“Although all men are born free, slavery has been the general lot of the human race. Ignorant--they have been cheated; asleep--they have been surprised; divided--the yoke has been forced upon them. But what is the lesson...? The people ought to be enlightened, to be awakened, to be united, that after establishing a government they should watch over it.... It is universally admitted that a well-instructed people alone can be permanently free.” PeopleMenShouldHumansWellsHas BeensGovernmentBornUnitedRaceWatchesOughtLessonsSlaveryIgnorantHuman RaceEnlightenedOver ItDividedAwakenedCheatedYokeBorn Free Author:James Madison
“The Afghansti have caused a great many people a great deal of grief and have themselves suffered - for a lie, let us not forget - the same ways we in the United States have caused much suffering in Southeast Asia, and have also suffered much in return, also for a lie. It was no small betrayal, no small lesson for a man to learn at the age of 19. Any soldier returning home must rediscover his humanity and establish a livable peace with the discovered, liberated, permanently dark places in his own heart -the darkness that is always with us.” PeopleMenWayHeartStatesHomeAgeLyingSufferingHumanityDarkForgetUnitedDealsGriefDarknessUnited StatesReturnLessonsSoldierBetrayalGreat MenAsiaLiberatedDark PlacesSoutheast AsiaReturning Home Author:Larry Heinemann
“It's important that the United States not forget the lessons of September the 11th, 2001. I assure you, I'm not going to forget them.” ImportantStatesForgetUnitedUnited StatesLessonsSeptember Author:George W. Bush
“One of the main lessons I have learned during my five years as Secretary-General is that broad partnerships are the key to solving broad challenges. When governments, the United Nations, businesses, philanthropies and civil society work hand-in-hand, we can achieve great things.” YearsHandsGovernmentNationsChallengesUnitedFiveAchieveKeysLessonsGreat ThingsFive YearsBroadsPartnershipI Have LearnedSecretaryPhilanthropyUnited NationsHand In HandCivil Society Author:Ban Ki-moon
“Even in a largely depoliticized society such as the United States, with no political parties or opposition press beyond the narrow spectrum of the business-dominated consensus, it is possible for populate action to have a significant impact on policy, though indirectly. That was an important lesson for the Indochina Wars.” ImportantWarStatesActionPoliticalUnitedPartyUnited StatesPolicyLessonsImpactPressesSignificantOppositionPolitical PartiesConsensusSpectrumImportant LessonsIndochina Author:Noam Chomsky
“The Soviet Union began by banishing God. The United States began as a community of people who wanted to worship God as they chose. . . Man does not live by bread alone. Those in the United States whose desire to create a strictly secular society is as strong as Lenin's was should study this Cold War lesson closely. Communism was defeated by an alliance spearheaded by 'one nation under God.'” PeopleMenShouldDoeWarStatesWantedDesireStrongNationsCommunityUnitedUnited StatesStudyColdLessonsWorshipUnionsBreadCommunismLive BySovietSecularDefeatedCold WarSoviet UnionAlliancesWorship GodOne Nation Under GodSecular Society Author:Richard M. Nixon
“The period of Prohibition - called the noble experiment - brought on the greatest breakdown of law and order the United States has known until today. I think there is a lesson here. Do not regulate the private morals of people. Do not tell them what they can take or not take. Because if you do, they will become angry and antisocial and they will get what they want from criminals who are able to work in perfect freedom because they have paid off the police.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantStatesTodayAbleLawOrderPerfectUnitedKnownMoralUnited StatesPeriodsLessonsPaidPoliceAngryNobleCriminalsExperimentsBreakdownProhibitionLaw And OrderAntisocialPaid Off Book:Matters of fact and of fiction: essays, 1973-1976 Source: Matters of fact and of fiction: essays, 1973-1976
“One great lesson from history we need to keep on re-learning. It is that sometimes your adversaries tell you exactly what they're going to do. How many times did [Osama] bin Laden say prior to 9/11 that he was coming after the U.S.? ISIS made clear that when they established their caliphate in Iraq and Syria, they were coming after the United States too.” NeedsMadeSometimesStatesUnitedUnited StatesClearLessonsIraqSyriaAdversariesIsisBin LadenOsama Bin Laden Author:Michael Morell