“Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events.” — Sir Winston Churchill
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“The ultimate concern is that if runaway global warming occurred, temperatures could spiral out of control and make our planet uninhabitable…. this is the first time that a species has been at risk of generating its own demise.… The dinosaurs dominated the earth for 160 million years. We are in danger of putting our future at risk after a mere quarter of a million years.” Michael Meacher, former British Minister for the Environment. …

“Women must live modern lives organized around principles of self-reliance and self-development, while at the same time they must feel endlessly guilty and uneasy about the ways in which doing so inconveniences those around them.” — Katha Pollitt from “Virginity or Death!” …

Unfair trade practices have been a hallmark of US policy for over a century. Former President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 said, “Since trade ignores national boundaries and the manufacturer insists on having the world as a market, the flag of his nation must follow him, and the doors of the nations which are closed against him must be battered down. Concessions obtained by financiers must be safeguarded by ministers of state, even if the sovereignty …

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“Abolition of a woman’s right to abortion, when and if she wants it, amounts to compulsory maternity: a form of rape by the State.” — Edward Abbey …

“He who opens a school door, closes a prison.” — Victor Hugo …

“The laws of Congress and the laws of physics have grown increasingly divergent, and the laws of physics are not likely to yield.” — Bill McKibben …

“The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colors breaking through.” — Alexis de Tocqueville …

“If we fail to stand up for the Constitution now, it may only be a piece of paper by the end of President Bush’s second term. Then it will be time to be afraid.” — Dave Lindorff and Barbara Olshansky, from “The Case for Impeachment.” …

“Art does not solve problems but makes us aware of their existence. It opens our eyes to see and our brain to imagine.” — Magdalena Abakanowicz
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