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Actually, the inability of any society to resist immigration, the inability to find other solutions to the problem of employment at the lower, more physical,…

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...there is an optimal balance, depending on the manner of man's life, between the density of human population and the tolerances of…
This is a big world. Billions - rapidly increasing billions - of people live outside our borders. Obviously, a great number of…
It is obviously easier, for the short run, to draw cheap labor from adjacent pools of poverty...than to find it among one's…
Actually, the inability of any society to resist immigration, the inability to find other solutions to the problem of employment at the…
Popular revolt against a ruthless, experienced modern dictatorship, which enjoys a monopoly over weapons and communications, ... is simply not a possibility…
It is an undeniable privilege of every man to prove himself right in the thesis that the world is his enemy; for…
Anyone who has ever studied the history of American diplomacy, especially military diplomacy, knows that you might start in a war with…
The jealous and intolerant eye of the Kremlin can distinguish, in the end, only vassals and enemies, and the neighbors of Russia,…
It is clear that the main element of any United States policy toward the Soviet Union must be that of long-term, patient…
There is more respect to be won in the opinion of this world by a resolute and courageous liquidation of unsound positions…
War is a highly overrated tool of foreign policy.
A foreign policy aimed at the achievement of total security is the one thing I can think of that is entirely capable…

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Actually, the inability of any society to resist immigration, the inability to find other solutions to the problem of employment at the… — George F. Kennan
In our Army every soldier must care about his job. Often- if the duty seems menial or hum-drum- it is hard to… — William O. Wooldridge
A menial task which must be mine, that shall I glorify and make an art of it. — Walter Russell
A guru trains his disciples to become Krishna dasa, a menial servant of Krishna. — Lokanatha Swami
Hard-earned achievement brings a sense of self-worth. Work builds and refines character, creates beauty, and is the instrument of our service to… — D. Todd Christofferson
Joy is always an integral part of loving. There is joy in every act of life, no matter how menial or repetitive.… — Leo Buscaglia
Do not call any work menial until you have watched a proud person do it. — Robert Breault
Every man should be master of anything he does and should do it in a masterly manner, with love, no matter what… — Walter Russell
Jesus specialized in menial tasks that everyone else tried to avoid: washing feet, helping children, fixing breakfast, and serving lepers. Nothing was… — Rick Warren
A poet is not somebody who has great thoughts. That is the menial duty of the philosopher. A poet is somebody who… — Mark Forsyth
In all social systems there must be a class to do the menial duties, to perform the drudgery of life. That is,… — James Henry Hammond
While others are engaged in inferior and menial tasks in which they encounter many difficulties, how can I sit here at peace… — Shantideva

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