Quote by Thor Heyerdahl
Circumstances cause us to act the way we do. We should always bear

Circumstances cause us to act the way we do. We should always bear this in mind before judging the actions of others. I realized this from the start during World War II. – Thor Heyerdahl

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I was in uniform for four years, and I know that heroism doesnt occur from taking orders, but rather from people who through their own willpower and strength are willing to sacrifice their lives for an idea. – Thor Heyerdahl

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strength
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One learns more from listening than speaking.And both the wind and the people who continue to live close to nature still have much to tell us which we cannot hear within university walls. – Thor Heyerdahl

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Nature
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Those who have experienced the most, have suffered so much that they have ceased to hate. Hate is more for those with a slightly guilty conscience, and who by chewing on old hate in times of peace wish to demonstrate how great they were during the war. – Thor Heyerdahl

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On the justification for the war, it wasnt related to finding any particular weapon of mass destruction. – Stephen Harper

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The military dont start wars. Politicians start wars. – William Westmoreland

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The war we have to wage today has only one goal and that is to make the world safe for diversity. – U Thant

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Ideas are the great warriors of the world, and a war that has no idea behind it, is simply a brutality. – James A. Garfield

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