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“Leaders stand up for their men. They encourage them to try and defend them when they fail.”

“Fundamentally I think soldiering is pretty similar to politics. It’s not about you, it’s all about the people you serve with. It’s all about the results, it’s all about the operation, it’s all about the mission. The reason we’re here at all in politics is to serve the people.”

“We have a real choice: either we choose to shape events or we will be shaped by them. Over many centuries, the people of the United Kingdom have got into the habit of being actors in this world, rather than being acted upon by it.”

Resonant Thoughts

"She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted."

— Mitch McConnell

Politics1942

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"His plan? To pass out weapons to slaves, so they could overthrow their masters. Suicide."

— Kurt Vonnegut

Literature1922–2007

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"At any rate, AIT defenders display a tendency to exceed the topic of debate and launch unwarranted attacks ad hominem."

— Koenraad Elst

Indology1959

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"It may be said, therefore, that the military opinion of the world is opposed to those people who cry 'Democratize the army!' and it must be remembered that an army is not a field upon which persons wi…"

— Winston Churchill

Politics1940–2010

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