Our country, the United States of America, may be the world's largest economy and the world's only superpower, but we stretch ourselves dangerously thin by taking on commitments like Iraq with only a motley band of allies to share the burden.
John Spratt
Related I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES True patriotism isn't cheap. It's about taking on a fair share of the burden of keeping Amer... ROBERT REICH As one of America's largest exporters, GE remains committed to producing more products in the Un... JEFFREY R. IMMELT The United States has the world's largest and most innovative economy, an unmatched rule of law,... JOHN DELANEY We are a country that has many friends, many allies, when we operate in the world, we operate with f... DOUGLAS FEITH Today, the US spends less on defense as a percentage of our economy than we did at any time since he... STEVE FORBES I was glad my father was an eye-smiler. It meant he never gave me a fake smile because it's impossib... ROALD DAHL The end of the world is a strange concept. The world is always ending, and the end is always being a... NEIL GAIMAN He said that academia reminded him of a badly run circus. The faculty members were like underfed ani... SUSAN HUBBARD War on terrorism defines the central preoccupation of the United States in the world today, and it d... ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI There's not a liberal America and a conservative America - there's the United States of Amer... BARACK OBAMA In America, anyone can become president. That's one of the risks you take. ADLAI E. STEVENSON II Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be Vice President of the United State... JOE BIDEN Landscape architecture is basically geodesign; it's designing geography. And yet geodesign is no... JACK DANGERMOND Another grave fault in our election system is that the campaigns are unduly strung out. [Election Ad... JOSEPH P. HARRIS As for the politicians, like everyone else in America, they were motivated by money, not ideals. CHARLES DICKENS Indeed, it's not a stretch to say that most voters no longer choose their representatives; instead, ... BARACK OBAMA You can tell there's an election coming soon. People are already using the word "fundamentally" in e... BENJAMIN KANE ETHRIDGE "A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves." - Edward R. Murrow EDWARD R. MURROW To bring the matter to one point, Is the power who is jealous of our prosperity, a proper power to g... THOMAS PAINE In other words, our constitution was designed by people who were idealistic but not ideological. The... BILL CLINTON يا راكعين لأمريكا , أنا بريء منكم ناجي العلي People in the U.K. share my bemusement with the United States that America doesn't share with it... BILL HICKS The world has witnessed shameful acts committed by people who represent the United States in Iraq. N... BARBARA MIKULSKI I don't know if I have a favorite color. KATE MIDDLETON It's very special having a new little girl. KATE MIDDLETON I wonder what it's like to be from a state that is spread across a few islands way out in the Pa... HENRY ROLLINS The government of the United States doesn't want peace. It wants to exploit its system of exploi... HUGO CHAVEZ Mexico is the only country in the world that has a trade agreement with United States and Canada, an... VICENTE FOX People in the United Kingdom and outside the United States share my bemusement with the United State... BILL HICKS It is important to bear in mind that political campaigns are designed by the same people who sell to... NOAM CHOMSKY President Obama's consistent agenda has been to weaken the United States and our allies in pursu... BEN SHAPIRO Violence is a part of America. I don't want to single out rap music. Let's be honest. Americ... SPIKE LEE It is vital that the United States maintains open lines of communication with our allies. We must as... GEORGE ALLEN The independence of the United States is not only more precious to ourselves but to the world than a... HENRY CABOT LODGE It's not the end of the world, but you can see it from there. PIERRE ELLIOTT TRUDEAU I can't solve the problems of the world, but being the best person I can be will certainly lessen th... JIM GENOVESE If you say you will lead a people to a new age then do it, but don't hide behind your laws as an exc... DEAN IBERHYSAJ It is not the grain of grass that will decide mans future but the bullet that comes from the barrel ... DEAN IBERHYSAJ Philosophies of the world:
Indian Philosophy: Survive and grow
Chinese Philosophy: Lets fake it
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QUEEN ELIZABETH II My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have to be seen to be believed. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughou... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana's loss, ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The British constitution has always been puzzling and always will be. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but t... QUEEN ELIZABETH II To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in th... QUEEN ELIZABETH II What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass; it is almost exactly 13 years since ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something e... QUEEN ELIZABETH II To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts an... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Grief is the price we pay for love. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a nobl... QUEEN ELIZABETH II At Christmas, I am always struck by how the spirit of togetherness lies also at the heart of the Chr... QUEEN ELIZABETH II For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses w... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your s... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendor that are g... QUEEN ELIZABETH II We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the man... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Madam President, speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of history, as... QUEEN ELIZABETH II These wretched babies don't come until they are ready. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has t... 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GAYLE TZEMACH LEMMON America's promises do not come with a price tag. We meet our commitments. We bear our burdens. T... BARACK OBAMA In today's world, we all live with the burden of feeling that anything is possible if we're ... ELIZABETH MCGOVERN There's one place, and one place only, to see polar bears in America. You have to travel to the ... MICHAEL SHNAYERSON In the United States we have the great Harvard Business School, but America is the country with the ... MAHARISHI MAHESH YOGI In these our cowardly times, we deny the grandeur of the Universal, and assert and glorify our local... SALMAN RUSHDIE It's not about being liberal or conservative, it's about being human. It's not about bein... KAREN L. SYED Try to look at causes and solve problems. Do not concentrate on military solutions. Do not seek mili... EQBAL AHMED Being a superpower is like being a Santa Claus that everyone hates. JON STEWART Shamelessness is not the same as honesty. 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