"It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility: they must have action"

"Before men and women,we are human beings.That is common sense.If you want to do something,go for it."

"Human beings can’t see anything without wanting to destroy it, Lyra. That’s original sin."

"We cannot simply speak out against an escalation of troops in Iraq, we must act to prevent it...There can be no doubt that the Constitution gives Congress the authority to decide whether to fund milit…"

"One of Ivan the Terrible's mistakes was to overlook the five great feudal families. If he had annihilated those five families, there would definitely have been no Time of Troubles. But Ivan the Terrib…"