I bear solemn witness to the fact that NATO heads of state and of government meet only to go through the tedious motions of reading speeches, drafted by others, with the principal objective of not rocking the boat.

Quote by Pierre Elliott Trudeau

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Good and bad luck are synonyms, in the great majority of instances, for good and...

Good and bad luck are synonyms, in the great majority of instances, for good and...

Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter...

Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter...

Be ready when opportunity comes...Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet.

Be ready when opportunity comes...Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet.

The essential ingredient of politics is timing.

The essential ingredient of politics is timing.

I bear solemn witness to the fact that NATO heads of state and of government...

I bear solemn witness to the fact that NATO heads of state and of government...

Society must take every means at its disposal to defend itself against the emergence of...

Society must take every means at its disposal to defend itself against the emergence of...

The aggregate happiness of society, which is best promoted by the practice of a virtuous...

The aggregate happiness of society, which is best promoted by the practice of a virtuous...

And the men who hold high places must be the ones who start to mold...

And the men who hold high places must be the ones who start to mold...

An empire is an immense egotism.

An empire is an immense egotism.

Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the...

Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the...

Society is a hospital of incurables.

Society is a hospital of incurables.

The fundamental class division in any society is not between rich and poor, or between...

The fundamental class division in any society is not between rich and poor, or between...

She needs make-up to cover up because, society taught her who she is, isn't enough.

She needs make-up to cover up because, society taught her who she is, isn't enough.

I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society, except that which makes the...

I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society, except that which makes the...

If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right...

If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right...

We live in a society whose whole policy is to excite every nerve in the...

We live in a society whose whole policy is to excite every nerve in the...

Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor...

Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor...

The reason why men enter into society is the preservation of their property.

The reason why men enter into society is the preservation of their property.

Let's practice what we preach, and with the acceptance that we expect from others, let's...

Let's practice what we preach, and with the acceptance that we expect from others, let's...

Society is held together by our need; we bind it together with legend, myth, coercion,...

Society is held together by our need; we bind it together with legend, myth, coercion,...