“If the market is left to sort matters out, social injustice will be heightened and suffering in the community will grow with the neglect the market fosters.”~Helen Clark New Zealand politician Helen Clark was born on this day in 1950.
“If the market is left to sort matters out, social injustice will be heightened and suffering in the community will grow with the neglect the market fosters.”~Helen Clark New Zealand politician Helen Clark was born on this day in 1950.
“Good policy always trumps bad public relations and the best PR can’t trump bad policy.”~Bob Schieffer American television journalist Bob Schieffer was born on this day in 1937.
“Leadership consists of picking good men and helping them do their best.”~Chester W. Nimitz United States Navy fleet admiral Chester W. Nimitz was born on this day in 1885.
“The power under the Constitution will always be in the people.”~George Washington American Founding Father and first President of the United States, George Washington, was born on this day in 1732.
“The nation is in a death-struggle. It must either become one vast slaveocracy of petty tyrants, or wholly the land of the free.”~Angelina Grimké American abolitionist, political activist, women’s rights advocate, and supporter of the women’s suffrage movement, Angelina Grimké was born on this day in 1805.
“We can’t be dominated by ruthless terrorism and the American principle is that we never will be.”~Jean Kennedy Smith American diplomat, activist, humanitarian, and author Jean Kennedy Smith was born on this day in 1928.
“You must completely dedicate yourselves to it. To do less will be to let down your country, your state, your parents, your teachers, and ultimately, yourselves. Remember this: The only good citizen is the well-educated citizen.”~Homer Hickam American author, Vietnam War veteran, and a former NASA engineer Homer Hickam was born on this day in … Continue reading Random Quote for February 19, 2025
“Whenever we take away the liberties of those whom we hate we are opening the way to loss of liberty for those we love.”~Wendell Willkie American lawyer, corporate executive, and politician Wendell Willkie was born on this day in 1892.
“So goes America in terms of freedom, so goes the rest of the world. And so that document [Declaration of Independence] I would argue is the foundational document for freedom not just for America but for freedom around the world.”~Randy Forbes American politician Randy Forbes was born on this day in 1952.
“For the only way in which a durable peace can be created is by world-wide restoration of economic activity and international trade.”~James Forrestal The first United States secretary of defense, James Forrestal, was born on this day in 1892.
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