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Quote of the day: The constant struggle between the rich and the poor
Any city however small, is divided at least into two, one the city of the poor, the other the city of the rich.
These are hostile to each other.
Plato, Politeía, 370 BC
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Quote of the day: Driving a car called Politics
American politics are much like driving. To go backward, put it in R. To go forward, put it in D.
anonymous, found on the Internet
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Quote of the day: Civic courage
A decline in courage may be the most striking feature that an outside observer notices in the West today.
The Western world has lost its civic courage, both as a whole and separately, in each country, in each government, in each political party, and, of course, in the United Nations.
Such a decline in courage is particularly noticeable among the ruling and intellectual elites, causing an impression of a loss of courage by the entire society.
Alexander Solzhenitsyn, famous Russian dissident writer, Nobel prize and Templeton Prize winner, Harvard University address (1979)
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Quote of the day: Blowing out torches
Blowing out torches is not an Olympic discipline yet – it does nevertheless require members of Olympic teams to participate
anonymous
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Quote of the day: The difference between an idealist, cynic and realist
A quote from one of America’s best columnist:
“An idealist believes the short run doesn’t count. A cynic believes the long run doesn’t matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run. “ …
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Quote of the day: Quotes with horses
We were surprise how many quotes or proverbs with horses exist. Below our quick list of the most interesting ones: “I can make a General in five minutes but a good horse is hard to replace.” Abraham Lincoln – 16th US President (1861-65) “Speak the truth but ride a fast horse.” West Texas saying “The [...]
