Quote by Colin Powell
Free speech is intended to protect the controversial and even outr

Free speech is intended to protect the controversial and even outrageous word; and not just comforting platitudes too mundane to need protection. – Colin Powell

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There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. – Colin Powell

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Business
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We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under President Karzai that would be able to control the country, make sure al-Qaeda didnt come back, and make sure the Taliban wasnt resurging. It didnt work out. – Colin Powell

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Government
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The great and invigorating influences in American life have been the unorthodox: the people who challenge an existing institution of way of life, or say and so things that make people think. – William O. Douglas

Free speech is about as good as cause as the world has ever known. But, like the poor, it is always with us and gets shoved aside in favour of things which seem at some given moment more vital. – Heywood Broun

The freedom of the press works in such a way that there is not much freedom from it. – Grace (Patricia) Kelly

A people which is able to say everything becomes able to do everything. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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Making an album should be an honest experience. It shouldnt be about trying to gauge where popular music is today it should be about artistic expression and putting down what you want to put down. – Scott Weiland

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I had a traditional interview based on a phone call from an agent. He says theres a show and they would like to see you and its called Dallas. With very little knowledge I go over to this meeting at Warner Brothers. – Steve Kanaly

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China has legally purchased high performance computers, advanced machine tools, and semiconductor-manufacturing equipment from several American companies. – Charles Foster Bass

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