Democracy Is No Easy Form Of Government. Few Nations Have Been Able To Sustain It. For It Requires That We Take The Chances Of Freedom; That The Liberating Play Of Reason Be Brought To Bear On Events Filled With Passion; That Dissent Be Allowed To Make Its Appeal For Acceptance; That Men Chance Error In Their Search For The Truth.

-Robert Kennedy

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Democracy Is No Easy

Robert Kennedy

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All Great Questions Must Be Raised By Great Voices, And The Greatest Voice Is The Voice Of The People - Speaking Out - In Prose, Or Painting Or Poetry Or Music; Speaking Out - In Homes And Halls, Streets And Farms, Courts And Cafes - Let That Voice Speak And The Stillness You Hear Will Be The Gratitude Of Mankind.

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The Enlargement Of Liberty For Individual Human Beings Must Be The Supreme Goal And Abiding Practice Of Any Western Society.

Freedom

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Goal

We Can Master Change Not Though Force Or Fear, But Only Though The Free Work Of An Understanding Mind, Though An Openness To New Knowledge And Fresh Outlooks, Which Can Only Strengthen The Most Fragile And Most Powerful Of Human Gifts: The Gift Of Reason.

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And As Long As America Must Choose, That Long Will There Be A Need And A Place For The Democratic Party. We Democrats Can Run On Our Record But We Cannot Rest On It. We Will Win If We Continue To Take The Initiative And If We Carry The Message Of Hope And Action Throughout The Country. Alexander Smith Once Said, 'a Man Doesn't Plant A Tree For Himself. He Plants It For Posterity.' Let Us Continue To Plant, And Our Children Shall Reap The Harvest. That Is Our Destiny As Democrats.

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Prejudice Exists And Probably Will Continue To `but We Have Tried To Make Progress And We Are Making Progress. We Are Not Going To Accept The Status Quo.'

Progress

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Accepting

...the Gross National Product Does Not Allow For The Health Of Our Children, The Quality Of Their Education Or The Joy Of Their Play. It Does Not Include The Beauty Of Our Poetry Or The Strength Of Our Marriages, The Intelligence Of Our Public Debate Or The Integrity Of Our Public Officials. It Measures Neither Our Wit Nor Our Courage, Neither Our Wisdom Nor Our Learning, Neither Our Compassion Nor Our Devotion To Our Country, It Measures Everything In Short, Except That Which Makes Life Worthwhile.

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Industrial Agriculture Now Accounts For Over Half Of America's Water Pollution.

Agriculture

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Few Will Have The Greatness To Bend History Itself; But Each Of Us Can Work To Change A Small Portion Of Events, And In The Total; Of All Those Acts Will Be Written The History Of This Generation.

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Creativity

All Of Us Will Ultimately Be Judged On The Effort We Have Contributed To Building A New World Order.

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Order

Nwo

There Are Those Who Look At Things The Way They Are, And Ask Why... I Dream Of Things That Never Were, And Ask Why Not?

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Life

Motivational

Victims Of The Violence Are Black And White, Rich And Poor, Young And Old, Famous And Unknown. They Are Most Important Of All, Human Beings Whom Other Human Beings Loved And Needed.

Black And White

Important

Violence

You Knew That What Is Given Or Granted Can Be Taken Away, That What Is Begged Can Be Refused; But That What Is Earned Is Kept.

Taken

Granted

Given

Ultimately, America's Answer To The Intolerant Man Is Diversity, The Very Diversity Which Our Heritage Of Religious Freedom Has Inspired.

Religious

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Men

Fear Not The Path Of Truth For The Lack Of People Walking On It.

Success

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For There Is Another Kind Of Violence, Slower But Just As Deadly, Destructive As The Shot Or The Bomb In The Night. This Is The Violence Of Institutions; Indifference And Inaction And Slow Decay. This Is The Violence That Afflicts The Poor, That Poisons Relations Between Men Because Their Skin Has Different Colors. This Is A Slow Destruction Of A Child By Hunger, And Schools Without Books And Homes Without Heat In The Winter.

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Only Those Who Dare To Fail Greatly Can Ever Achieve Greatly.

Inspirational

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I Love This City. If I Am Elected, I'll Move The White House To San Francisco. Everybody's So Friendly.

Moving

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Some Men See What Is, And Ask 'why?' I See What Might Be, And Ask 'why Not?'

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I Believe That, As Long As There Is Plenty, Poverty Is Evil. Government Belongs Wherever Evil Needs An Adversary And There Are People In Distress.

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But Suppose God Is Black? What If We Go To Heaven And We, All Our Lives, Have Treated The Negro As An Inferior, And God Is There, And We Look Up And He Is Not White? What Then Is Our Response?

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Every Time We Turn Our Heads The Other Way When We See The Law Flouted, When We Tolerate What We Know To Be Wrong, When We Close Our Eyes And Ears To The Corrupt Because We Are Too Busy Or Too Frightened, When We Fail To Speak Up And Speak Out, We Strike A Blow Against Freedom And Decency And Justice.

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Speaks Out

What Happens To The Country, To The World, Depends On What We Do With What Others Have Left Us.

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World

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When You Teach A Man To Hate And Fear His Brother, When You Teach That He Is A Lesser Man Because Of His Color Or His Beliefs Or The Policies He Pursues, When You Teach That Those Who Differ From You Threaten Your Freedom Or Your Job Or Your Family, Then You Also Learn To Confront Others Not As Fellow Citizens But As Enemies...

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Hate

There Are People In Every Time And Every Land Who Want To Stop History In Its Tracks. They Fear The Future, Mistrust The Present, And Invoke The Security Of The Comfortable Past Which, In Fact, Never Existed.

Past

Land

People

Yet It Is The One Essential, Vital Quality For Those Who Seek To Change A World Which Yields Most Painfully To Change.

Courage

Yield

Eulogy

Too Often We Honor Swagger And Bluster And The Wielders Of Force; Too Often We Excuse Those Who Are Willing To Build Their Own Lives On The Shattered Dreams Of Others.

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There Are Those That Look At Things The Way They Are, And Ask Why? I Dream Of Things That Never Were, And Ask Why Not?

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If Any Man Claims The Negro Should Be Content... Let Him Say He Would Willingly Change The Color Of His Skin And Go To Live In The Negro Section Of A Large City. Then And Only Then Has He A Right To Such A Claim.

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I Think We Can End The Divisions Within The United States. What I Think Is Quite Clear Is That We Can Work Together In The Last Analysis. And That What Has Been Going On With The United States Over The Period Of That Last Three Years, The Divisions, The Violence, The Disenchantment With Our Society, The Divisions - Whether It's Between Blacks And Whites, Between The Poor And The More Affluent, Or Between Age Groups, Or In The War In Vietnam - That We Can Work Together. We Are A Great Country, An Unselfish Country And A Compassionate Country. And I Intend To Make That My Basis For Running.

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Few Men Are Willing To Brave The Disapproval Of Their Fellows, The Censure Of Their Colleagues, The Wrath Of Their Society. Moral Courage Is A Rarer Commodity Than Bravery In Battle Or Great Intelligence. Yet It Is The One Essential, Vital Quality For Those Who Seek To Change The World Which Yields Most Painfully To Change.

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Men

Our Answer Is The World's Hope; It Is To Rely On Youth. The Cruelties And The Obstacles Of This Swiftly Changing Planet Will Not Yield To Obsolete Dogmas And Outworn Slogans. It Cannot Be Moved By Those Who Cling To A Present Which Is Already Dying, Who Prefer The Illusion Of Security To The Excitement And Danger Which Comes With Even The Most Peaceful Progress. This World Demands The Qualities Of Youth: Not A Time Of Life But A State Of Mind, A Temper Of The Will, A Quality Of Imagination, A Predominance Of Courage Over Timidity, Of The Appetite For Adventure Over The Life Of Ease...

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Virginia States' Rights, As Our Forefathers Conceived It, Was A Protection Of The Right Of The Individual Citizen. Those Who Preach Most Frequently About States' Rights Today Are Not Those Seeking The Protection Of The Individual Citizen, But His Exploitation. The Time Is Long Past — If Indeed It Ever Existed — When We Should Permit The Noble Concept Of States' Rights To Be Betrayed.

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I Believe That In This Generation Those With The Courage To Enter The Conflict Will Find Themselves With Companions In Every Corner Of The World.

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Like It Or Not, We Live In Interesting Times. They Are Times Of Danger And Uncertainty; But They Are Also The Most Creative Of Any Time In The History Of Mankind. And Everyone Here Will Ultimately Be Judged - Will Ultimately Judge Himself - On The Effort He Has Contributed To Building A New World Society And The Extent To Which His Ideals And Goals Have Shaped That Effort.

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It Is The Essence Of Responsibility To Put The Public Good Ahead Of Personal Gain

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It Is From The Numberless Diverse Acts Of Courage And Belief That Human History Is Shaped. Each Time A Man Stands Up For An Ideal Or Acts To Improve The Lot Of Others Or Strikes Out Against Injustice, He Sends Forth A Tiny Ripple Of Hope, And Crossing Each Other From A Million Different Centers Of Energy And Daring, Those Ripples Build A Current That Can Sweep Down The Mightiest Walls Of Oppression And Resistance.

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The Gross National Product Includes Air Pollution And Advertising For Cigarettes, And Ambulances To Clear Our Highways Of Carnage. It Counts Special Locks For Our Doors, And Jails For The People Who Break Them ... It Does Not Allow For The Health Of Our Families, The Quality Of Thier Education, Or The Joy Of Their Play.

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The Future Does Not Belong To Those Who Are Content With Today Rather, It Will Belong To Those Who Can Blend Vision, Reason, And Courage In A Personal Commitment.

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Goethe Tells Us In His Greatest Poem That Faust Lost The Liberty Of His Soul When He Said To The Passing Moment, 'stay, Thou Art So Fair.

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Gnp Measures Neither Our Courage, Our Wisdom Neither Our Compassion. It Measures Everything Except What Makes Life Worthwhile

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What Is Objectionable, What Is Dangerous, About Extremists Is Not That They Are Extreme, But That They Are Intolerant. The Evil Is Not What They Say About Their Cause, But What They Say About Their Opponents.

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Political

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Don't Get Mad, Get Even.

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Mad

The Free Way Of Life Proposes Ends, But It Does Not Prescribe Means.

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Mean

Liberty

If Our Constitution Had Followed The Style Of Saint Paul, The First Amendment Might Have Concluded: "but The Greatest Of These Is Speech." In The Darkness Of Tyranny, This Is The Key To The Sunlight. If It Is Granted, All Doors Open. If It Is Withheld, None.

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Doors

Darkness

Men Without Hope, Resigned To Despair And Oppression, Do Not Make Revolutions. It Is When Expectation Replaces Submission, When Despair Is Touched With The Awareness Of Possibility, That The Forces Of Human Desire And The Passion For Justice Are Unloosed.

Passion

Men

Justice

My Views On Birth Control Are Somewhat Distorted By The Fact That I Was Seventh Of Nine Children.

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Let Us Dedicate Ourselves To What The Greeks Wrote So Many Years Ago: To Tame The Savageness Of Man And Make Gentle The Life Of This World.

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Whenever Men Take The Law Into Their Own Hands, The Loser Is The Law. And When The Law Loses, Freedom Languishes.

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Men

Hands

Every Society Gets The Kind Of Criminal It Deserves.

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Kind

Together, We Can Make Ourselves A Nation That Spends More On Books Than On Bombs, More On Hospitals Than The Terrible Tools Of War, More On Decent Houses Than Military Aircraft.

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The Gross National Product Measures Everything Except That Which Makes Life Worthwhile.

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Gross

Products

We Develop The Kind Of Citizens We Deserve.

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Kind

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Whenever Any American's Life Is Taken By Another American Unnecessarily - Whether It Is Done In The Name Of The Law Or In The Defiance Of The Law, By One Man Or A Gang, In Cold Blood Or In Passion, In An Attack Of Violence Or In Response To Violence - Whenever We Tear At The Fabric Of The Life Which Another Man Has Painfully And Clumsily Woven For Himself And His Children, The Whole Nation Is Degraded.

Children

Taken

Passion

Even Government By The Consent Of The Governed, As In Our Own Constitution, Must Be Limited In Its Power To Act Against Its People; So That There May Be No Interference With The Right To Worship, Or With The Security Of The Home; No Arbitrary Imposition Of Pains Or Penalties By Officials High Or Low; No Restrictions On The Freedom Of Men To Seek Education Or Work Or Opportunity Of Any Kind, So That Each Man May Become All He Is Capable Of Becoming.

Pain

Home

Opportunity

But History Will Judge You, And As The Years Pass, You Will Ultimately Judge Yourself, In The Extent To Which You Have Used Your Gifts And Talents To Lighten And Enrich The Lives Of Your Fellow Men. In Your Hands Lies The Future Of Your World And The Fulfillment Of The Best Qualities Of Your Own Spirit.

Lying

Men

Hands

Some Believe There Is Nothing One Man Or One Woman Can Do Against The Enormous Array Of The World’s Ills... Yet Many Of The World’s Great Movements, Of Thought And Action, Have Flowed From The Work Of A Single Man

Believe

Men

World

While Free Markets Tend To Democratize A Society, Unfettered Capitalism Leads Invariably To Corporate Control Of Government.

Government

Free Market

Capitalism

Always Forgive Your Enemies, But Never Forget Their Names.

Forgiveness

Clever

Names

Every Society Gets The Kind Of Criminal It Deserves. What Is Equally True Is That Every Community Gets The Kind Of Law Enforcement It Insists On.

Law

Community

Police

Nations Around The World Look To Us For The Leadership Not Merely By Strength Of Arms But By Strength Of Our Convictions.

Looks

World

Arms

About One Month Before He Was Killed, When Asked By David Frost How His Obituary Should Read: Something About The Fact That I Made Some Contribution To Either My Country, Or Those Who Were Less Well Off. I Think Back To What Camus Wrote About The Fact That Perhaps This World Is A World In Which Children Suffer, But We Can Lessen The Number Of Suffering Children, And If You Do Not Do This, Then Who Will Do This? I'd Like To Feel That I'd Done Something To Lessen That Suffering.

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Children

Thinking

It Is An Unfinished Society That We Offer The World-a Society That Is Forever Committed To Change, To Improvement And To Growth, That Will Never Stagnate In The Certitude Of Ideology Or The Finalities Of Dogma.

Forever

Growth

Society

One-fifth Of The People Are Against Everything All The Time.

Time

People

Political

Sometimes People Think That Because You Have Money And Position You Are Immune From The Human Experience. But I Can Feel As Lonesome And Lost As The Next Man When I Turn The Key In The Door And Go Into An Empty House That Is Usually Full Of Kids And Dogs.

Dog

Kids

Men

Oh No, Oh No... Don't Lift Me, Don't Lift Me.

Last Words

Lifts

We Know That If One Man's Rights Are Denied, The Rights Of All Are Endangered.

Men

Rights

Knows

The Essential Humanity Of Men Can Be Protected And Preserved Only Where Government Must Answer, Not Just To The Wealthy, Not Just To Those Of A Particular Religion, Or A Particular Race, But To All Its People.

Men

Race

People

I Run Because I Am Convinced That This Country Is On A Perilous Course And I Have Such Strong Feelings About What Must Be Done.

Running

Country

Strong

Our Attitude Towards Immigration Reflects Our Faith In The American Ideal. We Have Always Believed It Possible For Men And Women Who Start At The Bottom To Rise As Far As The Talent And Energy Allow. Neither Race Nor Place Of Birth Should Affect Their Chances.

Attitude

Men

Race

I Believe That As Long As A Single Man May Try, Any Unjustifiable Barrier Against His Efforts Is A Barrier Against Mankind.

Believe

Men

Long

I Am Not One Of Those Who Think That Coming In Second Or Third Is Winning.

Winning

Thinking

Thirds

People Say I Am Ruthless. I Am Not Ruthless. And If I Find The Man Who Is Calling Me Ruthless, I Shall Destroy Him.

Men

People

Political

I Think There Is An Obligation On The Part Of All Of Us To Stay Informed And Aware.

Thinking

Obligation

Religion Is A Salve For Confusion And Misdirection.

Confusion

Misdirection

This Much Is Clear: Violence Breeds Violence, Repression Brings Retaliation, And Only A Cleansing Of Our Whole Society Can Remove This Sickness From Our Soul.

War

Soul

Violence

We Must Recognize The Full Human Equality Of All Our People - Before God, Before The Law, And In The Councils Of Government. We Must Do This Not Because It Is Economically Advantageous - Although It Is; Not Because The Laws Of God And Man Command It - Although They Do Command It; Not Because People In Other Lands Wish It So. We Must Do It For The Single And Fundamental Reason That It Is The Right Thing To Do.

Men

Law

Land

In Your Hands Lies The Future Of Your World And The Fulfilment Of The Best Qualities Of Your Own Spirit.

Lying

Hands

Quality

It Is Immoral To See Evil And Not Act On It.

Evil

Immoral

What Has Violence Ever Accomplished? What Has It Ever Created? No Martyr's Cause Has Ever Been Stilled By An Assassin's Bullet...

The Greatest Truth Must Be Recognition That In Every Man, In Every Child Is The Potential For Greatness.

Life

Children

Truth

The Sharpest Criticism Often Goes Hand In Hand With The Deepest Idealism And Love Of Country.

Country

Hands

Atheism

But We Can Perhaps Remember, If Only For A Time, That Those Who Live With Us Are Our Brothers, That They Share With Us The Same Short Moment Of Life; That They Seek, As Do We, Nothing But The Chance To Live Out Their Lives In Purpose And In Happiness, Winning What Satisfaction And Fulfillment They Can.

Brother

Winning

Purpose

The Road Toward Equality Of Freedom Is Not Easy, And Great Cost And Danger March Alongside Us. We Are Committed To Peaceful And Nonviolent Change, And That Is Important For All To Understand - Though All Change Is Unsettling. Still, Even In The Turbulence Of Protest And Struggle Is Greater Hope For The Future, As Men Learn To Claim And Achieve For Themselves The Rights Formerly Petitioned From Others.

Struggle

Men

Rights

Men And Women With Freed Minds May Often Be Mistaken, But They Are Seldom Fooled. They May Be Influenced, But They Cannot Be Intimidated. They May Be Perplexed, But They Will Never Be Lost.

Men

Often Is

Mind

Every Dictatorship Has Ultimately Strangled In The Web Of Repression It Wove For Its People, Making Mistakes That Could Not Be Corrected Because Criticism Was Prohibited.

Since The Days Of Greece And Rome The Word 'citizen' Was A Title Of Honor. We Have Often Seen More Emphasis Put On The Rights Of Citizenship Than On Its Responsibilities.

Responsibility

Rights

Rome

What We Need In The United States Is Not Division; What We Need In The United States Is Not Hatred; What We Need In The United States Is Not Violence Or Lawlessness; But Love And Wisdom, And Compassion Toward One Another, And A Feeling Of Justice Toward Those Who Still Suffer Within Our Country, Whether They Be White Or They Be Black.

Country

Compassion

White

The Intolerant Man Will Not Rely On Persuasion, Or On The Worth Of The Idea. He Would Deny To Others The Very Freedom Of Opinion Or Of Dissent Which He So Stridently Demands For Himself. He Cannot Trust Democracy.

Men

Ideas

Democracy

It Is Not More Bigness That Should Be Our Goal. We Must Attempt, Rather, To Bring People Back To...the Warmth Of Community, To The Worth Of Individual Effort And Responsibility...and Of Individuals Working Together As A Community, To Better Their Lives And Their Children's Future.

Children

Responsibility

Individual Effort

Killing One Man Is Murder. Killing Millions Is A Statistic

Science

Men

Statistics

It Is Not Enough To Understand, Or To See Clearly. The Future Will Be Shaped In The Arena Of Human Activity, By Those Willing To Commit Their Minds And Their Bodies To The Task.

Political

Mind

Tasks

If Communist Unions Ever Gain A Position To Exercise Influence In The Transport Lanes Of The World, The Free World Will Have Suffered A Staggering Blow.

Exercise

Blow

World

The Natural State Of A Human Being Is Dignity.

Dignity

Natural

States

This World Demands The Qualities Of Youth; Not A Time Of Life But A State Of Mind, A Temper Of The Will, A Quality Of The Imagination, A Predominance Of Courage Over Timidity, Of The Appetite For Adventure Over The Life Of Ease.

Time

Adventure

Imagination

I Love This City. If I'm Elected, I Will Move The White House To San Francisco. I Went To Fisherman's Wharf And They Even Let Me Into Allioto`s. It May Be Baghdad By The Bay To You, But To Me It's Resurrection City

Moving

Cities

White

All Do Not Develop In The Same Manner, Or At The Same Pace. Nations, Like Men, Often March To The Beat Of Different Drummers, And The Precise Solutions Of The United States Can Neither Be Dictated Nor Transplanted To Others. What Is Important Is That All Nations Must March Toward Increasing Freedom; Toward Justice For All; Toward A Society Strong And Flexible Enough To Meet The Demands Of All Its Own People, And A World Of Immense And Dizzying Change.

Strong

Men

Justice For All

Too Much And Too Long, We Seem To Have Surrendered Community Excellence And Community Values In The Mere Accumulation Of Material Things.

Long

Community

Excellence

A Life Without Criticism Is Not Worth Living.

Criticism

Worth Living

Now I Can Go Back To Being Ruthless Again.

Ruthless

I Can

In Massachusetts They [democratic Politicians] Steal, In California They Feud, And In New York They Lie.

New York

Lying

California

You're Happiest While You're Making The Greatest Contribution.

Inspirational

Happiness

Inspiration

Each Generation Makes It's Own Accounting To Its Children.

Children

Generations

Accounting

Your Life Can Be Anything You Want It To Be.

Want

He Tells So Many Lies That He Convinces Himself After A While That He's Telling The Truth. He Just Doesn't Recognize Truth Or Falsehood.

Lying

Presidential

Telling The Truth

Punishment Is Not Prevention. History Offers Cold Comfort To Those Who Think Grievance And Despair Can Be Subdued By Force.

Thinking

Punishment

Despair

If Freedom Makes Social Progress Possible, So Social Progress Strengthens And Enlarges Freedom. The Two Are Inseparable Partners In The Great Adventure Of Humanity.

Adventure

Two

Humanity

Just Because We Cannot See Clearly The End Of The Road, That Is No Reason For Not Setting Out On The Essential Journey. On The Contrary, Great Change Dominates The World, And Unless We Move With Change We Will Become Its Victims.

Moving

Journey

Essentials

I Dream Of Things That Are Not And Ask Why Not.

Dream

Innovation

Why Not

I Thought They'd Get One Of Us, But Jack, After All He's Been Through, Never Worried About It I Thought It Would Be Me.

Would Be

Worried

I Believe That, As Long As There Is Plenty, Poverty Is Evil.

Believe

Evil Government

Long

The Purpose Of Life Is To Contribute In Some Way To Making Things Better.

Purpose

Way

Life Is

Only Those Who Have The Courage To Fail Greatly Achieve Greatly.

Failing

Achieve

At The Heart Of That Western Freedom And Democracy Is The Belief That The Individual Man...is The Touchstone Of Value, And All Society, All Groups, And States, Exist For That Person's Benefit. Therefore The Enlargement Of Liberty For Individual Human Beings Must Be The Supreme Goal And The Abiding Practice Of Any Western Society.

Heart

Men

Practice

The Future Does Not Belong To Those Who Are Content With Today, Apathetic Toward Common Problems And Their Fellow Man Alike, Timid And Fearful In The Face Of Bold Projects And New Ideas. Rather, It Will Belong To Those Who Can Blend Passion, Reason And Courage In A Personal Commitment To The Great Enterprises And Ideals Of American Society.

Inspirational

Life

Motivational

Send Forth A Tiny Ripple Of Hope.

Tiny

Ripple

The Future Is Not A Gift: It Is An Achievement. Every Generation Helps Make Its Own Future. This Is The Essential Challenge Of The Present

Future

Achievement

Challenges

If You Never Quit, Youll Never Fail.

Never Quit

Quitting

Failing

...if We Want To Meet The Obligations Of Our Civilization And Our Culture Which Are To Create Communities For Our Children That Provide Them With The Same Opportunities For Dignity And Enrichment As The Communities That Our Parents Gave Us, We've Got To Start By Protecting That Infrastructure; The Air That We Breathe, The Water That We Drink, The Landscapes That Enrich Us.

Children

Opportunity

Air

Progress Is A Nice Word. But Change Is Its Motivator. And Change Has Its Enemies.

Change

Nice

Inspiration

People Are Selfish. But They Can Also Be Compassionate And Generous, And They Care About The Country. But Not When They Feel Threatened. That’s Why This Is Such A Crucial Time. We Can Go In Either Direction. But If We Don’t Make A Choice Soon, It Will Be Too Late To Turn Things Around. I Think People Are Willing To Make The Right Choice. But They Need Leadership. They’re Hungry For Leadership.

Country

Selfish

Thinking

It Will Help Erase The Idea That Politics Is A Second-rate Profession And A Dirty Business.

Dirty

Ideas

Politics

Every Time You Stand Up For An Ideal, You Send Forth A Tiny Ripple Of Hope.

Hope

Tiny

Ripple

Our Future May Lie Beyond Our Vision, But It Is Not Completely Beyond Our Control. It Is The Shaping Impulse Of America That Neither Fate Nor Nature Nor The Irresistible Tides Of History, But The Work Of Our Own Hands, Matched To Reason And Principle, That Will Determine Our Destiny. There Is Pride In That, Even Arrogance, But There Is Also Experience And Truth. In Any Event, It Is The Only Way We Can Live.

Nature

Lying

Fate

Understanding Quotes: Their Essence and Application

Quotes, or quotations, are powerful tools in communication, encapsulating ideas, emotions, and wisdom in concise expressions. They serve various purposes across different contexts, from academic writing to everyday conversation.

1. Defining Quotes

A quote is a repetition of someone else's statement or thoughts. It can be a direct replication of words spoken or written by another individual, often used to support arguments, provide evidence, or convey profound insights.

2. The Importance of Quotes

2.1. Enhancing Credibility

Incorporating quotes from authoritative sources can bolster the credibility of your work. By referencing experts or primary sources, you demonstrate thorough research and a solid foundation for your arguments.

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Quotes serve as concrete evidence to support claims. In academic and professional writing, they validate points made, offering readers a basis to trust the information presented.

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Quotes can encapsulate emotions and perspectives succinctly. They allow writers to express complex feelings or viewpoints through the words of others, often more eloquently than paraphrasing.

3. Types of Quotes

3.1. Direct Quotes

Direct quotes involve copying the exact words from a source, enclosed in quotation marks. They are used when the original wording is significant or particularly well-expressed.

3.2. Indirect Quotes (Paraphrasing)

Indirect quotes restate the original message in your own words. While not enclosed in quotation marks, they still require proper attribution to the original source.

3.3. Block Quotes

Block quotes are lengthy direct quotations, formatted as a separate block of text. They are typically used for quotes exceeding a certain length, varying by citation style. For instance, in APA style, quotes longer than 40 words are formatted as block quotes.

4. Proper Usage of Quotes

4.1. Contextual Relevance

Ensure that the quote you choose is relevant to the topic and adds value to your content. Avoid inserting quotes solely for decorative purposes.

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Seamlessly integrate quotes into your writing. Introduce them appropriately and follow up with analysis or commentary to connect them to your main points.

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Always attribute quotes to their original authors and provide proper citations according to the required style guide (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.).

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5.3. Misquoting or Taking Out of Context

Ensure that quotes are accurate and not taken out of context, as this can mislead readers and undermine your credibility.

6. Quotes in Different Contexts

6.1. Academic Writing

In academic writing, quotes are used to support arguments, provide evidence, and engage with existing literature. Proper citation is crucial to avoid plagiarism.

6.2. Journalism

Journalists use quotes to provide firsthand accounts, add authenticity, and present multiple perspectives within a story.

6.3. Literature and Creative Writing

In literature, quotes can be used to convey character voices, themes, and stylistic elements. They enrich narratives and provide depth to storytelling.

7. Punctuation and Formatting

Understanding the correct punctuation and formatting of quotes is essential:

Quotation Marks: Always enclose direct quotes within quotation marks.

Punctuation Placement: In American English, periods and commas are placed inside quotation marks, while colons and semicolons are placed outside.

Block Quotes: For longer quotes, format them as block quotes without quotation marks, and indent the entire block.

8. Ethical Considerations

Ethical use of quotes involves accurate representation, proper attribution, and respect for intellectual property. Misuse can lead to plagiarism, which carries serious academic and professional consequences.

9. Tools for Managing Quotes

Utilize tools like citation generators and plagiarism checkers to manage quotes effectively. These tools help ensure proper formatting and originality in your writing.

Conclusion

Quotes are invaluable in enriching content, providing evidence, and conveying complex ideas succinctly. When used appropriately, they enhance the quality and credibility of your writing. Always ensure relevance, proper integration, and ethical usage to maximize their impact.

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