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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Certainly, protecting oppressed people, stopping ethnic conflict and promoting responsible governance are worthy goals. But none is as important for American security and prosperity as keeping the peace in the Middle East, Europe and East Asia. – Michael Mandelbaum

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Peace
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Words matter, especially words defining complicated political arrangements, because they shape perceptions of the events of the past, attitudes toward policies being carried out in the present, and expectations about desirable directions for the future. – Michael Mandelbaum

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Future
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Read the news section of the newspaper and there is confusion and uncertainty, a world buffeted by large forces people neither understand nor control. But turn to the sports section and its all different. – Michael Mandelbaum

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Sports
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I enjoy every minute, because there are going to be a lot of moments in your future that youre going to wish you held onto longer. – Joe Nichols

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Future

I would like to see a future where artists think that they have a right to contemplate things like global warming. – Brian Eno

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Future

The end of the trial and the not guilty verdicts on all counts, clearing Michael of all charges, mean that he can now concentrate on the future and his art. – LaToya Jackson

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Future

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves. – William Shakespeare

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Future

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How lucky we are that we can reach our genitals instead of that spot on our back that itches. – Flash Rosenberg

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Sex

House and Senate Republicans are now united in adopting earmark bans. We hope President Obama will follow through on his support for an earmark ban by pressing Democratic leaders to join House and Senate Republicans in taking this critical step to restore public trust. – John Boehner

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Hope

Life has a higher end, than to be amused. – William Ellery Channing

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Life

I have a bit of a rebellious nature. – John Cusack

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Nature