Quote by Colin Powell
War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war,

War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support. – Colin Powell

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The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny. – Colin Powell

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Health
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Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand. – Colin Powell

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great
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We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for a new life under a representative form of government. – Colin Powell

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Because politics rests on an irreducible measure of coercion, it can never become a perfect realm of perfect love and justice. – Christopher Lasch

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Vote for the man who promises least hell be the least disappointing. – Bernard Baruch

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The difference between a liberal and a conservative is that one considers truth an inconvenience while the other opposes it on principle. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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My philosophy comes from a worldview that looks at the world as one. Its a holistic view that sees the world as interconnected and interdependent and integrated in so many different ways, which informs my politics. – Dennis Kucinich

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