Quote by Michael Mandelbaum
Certainly, protecting oppressed people, stopping ethnic conflict a

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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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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Patriotism
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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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Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. – Baruch Spinoza

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Deregulation created this epidemic of greed which according to the rules of capitalism was OK. Beyond that there was criminal behaviour. There have been no repercussions and its hard to make your peace with. – Brad Pitt

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Peace

I wont undertake war until I have tried all the arts and means of peace. – Francois Rabelais

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Peace

Although a soldier by profession, I have never felt any sort of fondness for war, and I have never advocated it, except as a means of peace. – Ulysses S. Grant

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Peace

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Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. – William Wordsworth

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Writing

A full heart has room for everything and an empty heart has room for nothing. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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Perspective

Im a mom, so I have to be comfortable. Jeans are a staple – I have way too many in my closet! Its warm in Florida, so I wear jeans and a tank top every day. I love my True Religions, my Rich and Skinny, and Citizens of Humanity. But I also love getting dressed up! – Candace Cameron Bure

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mom

Action is the real measure of intelligence. – Napoleon Hill

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