Quote by Alvin Adams
Appreciate the power of rumor, often malicious, no matter how prep

Appreciate the power of rumor, often malicious, no matter how preposterous, within the local populations you are seeking to help. – Alvin Adams

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Unfortunately, the attitude of many towards the press, humanitarians included and especially government workers, is often one of suspicion, if not outright fear. – Alvin Adams

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Humanitarian missions are little different from any other public enterprise, diplomacy included, which is susceptible of misinterpretation by the public, hence ultimately of failure. – Alvin Adams

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To get power over is to defile. To possess is to defile. – Simone Weil

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Protect IP (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) are a step towards a different kind of Internet. They are a step towards an Internet in which those with money and lawyers and access to power have a greater voice than those who dont. – Ron Wyden

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Force without forecast is to little avail. – Proverb

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A reform is a correction of abuses a revolution is a transfer of power. – Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

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