The Chinese central government will slowly and steadily lose authority while regional armies [gain power]. The Western powers are going to take… — George Friedman Copy Share Image
We must ever keep in mind that collectivized socialism is part of the communist strategy. Communism is fundamentally socialism. We will never… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
TABLE D'HOTE, n. A caterer's thrifty concession to the universal passion for irresponsibility. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
There's no such thing as business ethics; there's just ethics. And ethics makes no concessions for the real or imagined necessities of… — Michael Josephson Copy Share Image
It is superfluous to try by the standards of theory, a part of the constitution which is allowed on all hands to… — James Madison Copy Share Image
I think you have to make concessions in life. One of the most frustrating things about getting older is [you realize] the… — Torquil Campbell Copy Share Image
The admission of Oriental immigrants who cannot be amalgamated with our people has been made the subject either of prohibitory clauses in… — William Howard Taft Copy Share Image
Let us not speak of tolerance. This negative word implies grudging concessions by smug consciences. Rather, let us speak of mutual understanding… — Dominique Pire Copy Share Image
The dogma of Christianity gets worn away before the advances of science. Religion will have to make more and more concessions. Gradually… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
The evolution of life, and the evolutionary origin of mankind, are scientifically established as firmly and completely as any historical event not… — Theodosius Dobzhansky Copy Share Image
From now on - specialize; never again make any concession to the ninety-nine percent of you which is like everyon else at… — Cyril Connolly Copy Share Image
Each powerful player, or coalition of players, will make concessions in areas where it has relatively less at stake in exchange for… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share Image
Order, for a liberal, means only peace; and the hope of a profound peace was one of the chief motives in the… — George Santayana Copy Share Image
Israel will not discuss a peace involving the concession of any piece of territory. The neighboring states do not deserve an inch… — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image
[Mikhail] Gorbachev said that he would agree to the unification of Germany, and even adherence of Germany to NATO, which was quite… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“Buruma is wise to recommend a balance of concessions and coordination in order to avoid war.” — Renate Bridenthal Copy Share Image
All the concessions we make to Eros are holes in our desire for the absolute. — Emile M. Cioran Copy Share Image
Concession comes with better grace and more salutary effect from superior power. — William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham Copy Share Image
Keeping the people's government open is not a concession to me. Keeping vital service running and hundreds of thousands of Americans on… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
An artist should make concessions to the listener. That is why Bruckner dedicated one of his symphonies to the Good Lord. — Karl Kraus Copy Share Image
[Vladimir] Putin spoke unabashedly about the importance of national sovereignty in Syria, a concept apparently near and dear to his heart, unless… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Nobody does Israel any service by proclaiming its 'right to exist.' Israel's right to exist, like that of the United States, Saudi… — Abba Eban Copy Share Image
There never seems to be any difficulty in stretching the laws and the constitution to fit any kind of a political deal,… — Susan B. Anthony Copy Share Image
The Germans are called brutal, the Spanish cruel, the Americans superficial, and so on; but we are perfide Albion, the island of… — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
Nor is any evidence to be found, either in History or Human Nature, that nations are to be bribed out of a… — James Madison Copy Share Image