Quote by Michael Mandelbaum
After all, the past is our only real guide to the future, and hist

After all, the past is our only real guide to the future, and historical analogies are instruments for distilling and organizing the past and converting it to a map by which we can navigate. – Michael Mandelbaum

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American influence in the world is certainly considerable, but the United States does not control, directly or indirectly, the politics and economics of other societies, as empires have always done, save for a few special cases that turn out to be the exceptions that prove the rule. – Michael Mandelbaum

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Politics
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The values, the programs, the formula, the determination, and the patriotism responsible for Americas past success are still here to be tapped. – Michael Mandelbaum

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If you want to have sustained joy, you have to not only make sure that you think right, but you also have to make decisions now that are going to guarantee some joy in the future. – Joyce Meyer

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I think Gingrich has embarrassed the party over time. Whether hell do it again in the future, I dont know. But Gov. Romney never has. – Chris Christie

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For all my years in public life, I have believed that America must sail toward the shores of liberty and justice for all. There is no end to that journey, only the next great voyage. We know the future will outlast all of us, but I believe that all of us will live on in the future we make. – Edward Kennedy

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Why not invest in the future of music, instead of building fortresses to preserve its past? – David Byrne

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