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The War Powers Act requires presidents to seek the consent of the American people, through their representatives, before sending our troops into war. It is… — Charles B. Rangel
A Cherubim or leader of a kingdom of angels is the fountain or heart of his whole kingdom, and is made out of all the… — Jakob Bohme
What has history said of eminence without honor, wealth without wisdom, power and possessions without principle? The answer is reiterated in the overthrow of the… — Orson F. Whitney
Humans are remarkable: the first species in almost four billion years of life on earth that dominates the biosphere. This gives us the power, in… — David Christian
For 200 years, the dominant powers have also been the colonial powers: the European countries, the U.S. and Japan. They have never been required to… — Martin Jacques
Even the heavenly powers and the angels in their splendor and the principalities, both visible and invisible, must either believe in the Blood of Christ,… — Ignatius of Antioch
Hardest of all for Europeans to negotiate are traditional African religions, whose transactions with unseen powers are central to the running of life in many… — Neil MacGregor
In the case of Yugoslavia v. NATO, one of the charges was genocide. The U.S. appealed to the court, saying that, by law, the United… — Noam Chomsky
The United States is afraid of China; it is not a military threat to anyone and is the least aggressive of all the major military… — Noam Chomsky
The principle of academic freedom is designed to make sure that powers outside the university, including government and corporations, are not able to control the… — Judith Butler
The human family is at a critical juncture. The world is moving through a great transition. This transition is economic, as the digital revolution advances… — Ban Ki-moon
There are so many stories about boys becoming heroes, learning their powers and becoming incredibly heroic. There have to be those stories for girls, too. — Cassandra Clare
SIS, the Secret Intelligence Service, also known as MI6, also has no executive powers and operates abroad on CIA lines, but with a tiny percentage… — John le Carre
When Captain America is in a room full of Marvel superheroes, he is always Top Dog, even though his powers are pretty modest. He could… — Unknown Author
The 1890s was an intensely patriotic decade for Americans. It was a time of neo-imperialism, when the European powers and the United States were establishing… — Robert Dallek
Western powers remain imprisoned by the idea that the world is a dangerous place, that it needs to be managed, and that they are called… — Stephen Kinzer
King Frederick I of Prussia conceived the Amber Chamber in 1701 as a magnificent gift to the Russian royal family that would seal the alliance… — Stephen Kinzer
American strategic doctrine suggests that Mexico is of second-level importance to the United States. It ranks below Japan and Indonesia, Brazil and India, Egypt and… — Stephen Kinzer
One of the immutable patterns of history is the rise and fall of great powers. Those that survive are the ones that adapt as the… — Stephen Kinzer
Revolutionaries who come to power by force of arms usually have great crimes in their background. Leaders who survive campaigns by great powers to destroy… — Stephen Kinzer

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