On Politics
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States of America:
“In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.”
Ron Paul, 10-term American Congressman from Texas and 2008 US Presidential Candidate:
“No matter how well intentioned, an authoritarian government always abuses its powers.”
Anais Nin, French author:
“When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons. We cease to grow.”
Confucius, early Chinese moral and political philosopher:
“To put the world right in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.”
John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States:
“We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”
John Adams, 2nd President of the United States of America:
“There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.”
Interesting collection. My favorites are the ones from Paul and Adams, which essentially say the same thing. I am also intrigued by the quote from Confucius. It reminds me of the verse in the Book of Romans (12:2) “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is–his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
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