A civilized nation can have no enemies, and one cannot draw a line across a map, a line that doesn't even exist in nature and say that the ugly enemy lives on the one side, and good friends live on…

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For every minute, the future is becoming the past.

For every minute, the future is becoming the past.

Civilization grew in the beginning from the minute that we had communication - particularly communication...

Civilization grew in the beginning from the minute that we had communication - particularly communication...

In my experience, it is rarer to find a really happy person in a circle...

In my experience, it is rarer to find a really happy person in a circle...

Circumstances cause us to act the way we do. We should always bear this in...

Circumstances cause us to act the way we do. We should always bear this in...

But if we begin thinking about the world being over 100 million years old, then...

But if we begin thinking about the world being over 100 million years old, then...

Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity.

Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity.

Therefore, I feel convinced that any political picture can be changed to suit the needs...

Therefore, I feel convinced that any political picture can be changed to suit the needs...

Those who have experienced the most, have suffered so much that they have ceased to...

Those who have experienced the most, have suffered so much that they have ceased to...

I don't believe in war as a solution to any kind of conflict, nor do...

I don't believe in war as a solution to any kind of conflict, nor do...

Surrounded by military airplanes and warships from the world's most civilized and developed nations, we...

Surrounded by military airplanes and warships from the world's most civilized and developed nations, we...

It is also rarer to find happiness in a man surrounded by the miracles of...

It is also rarer to find happiness in a man surrounded by the miracles of...

I was in uniform for four years, and I know that heroism doesn't occur from...

I was in uniform for four years, and I know that heroism doesn't occur from...

One learns more from listening than speaking.And both the wind and the people who continue...

One learns more from listening than speaking.And both the wind and the people who continue...

Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity.

Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity.

We must wake up to the insane reality of our time. We are all irresponsible,...

We must wake up to the insane reality of our time. We are all irresponsible,...

We have always been taught that navigation is the result of civilization, but modern archeology...

We have always been taught that navigation is the result of civilization, but modern archeology...

I have never been able to grasp the meaning of time. I don't believe it...

I have never been able to grasp the meaning of time. I don't believe it...

I also believe that when one dies, one may wake up to the reality that...

I also believe that when one dies, one may wake up to the reality that...