Circumstances cause us to act the way we do. We should always bear this in mind before judging the actions of others. I realized this from the start during World War II.

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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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity.

Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity.

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...

A civilized nation can have no enemies, and one cannot draw a line across a...

A civilized nation can have no enemies, and one cannot draw a line across a...

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...

Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity.

Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity.

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...

For every minute, the future is becoming the past.

For every minute, the future is becoming the past.

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...

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...

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...