The great paradox of the 21st century is that, in this age of powerful technology, the biggest problems we face internationally are problems of the human soul. – Ralph Peters
Each day, each one of us chooses not to do many things that would be legal but offensive to those around us. – Ralph Peters
Imam Rauf and his backers have every legal right to build their extravagant Islamic center within the lethal radius of Ground Zero. But the rest of us have the right to question why they insist on doing so. – Ralph Peters
Consequences are unpitying. Our deeds carry their terrible consequences, quite apart from any fluctuations that went before—consequences that are hardly ever confined to ourselves. And it is best to fix our minds on that certainty, instead of considering what may be the elements of excuse for us. – George Eliot, Adam Bede