"I hate to think that someday Americans..." - Quote by Thomas Sowell
I hate to think that someday Americans will be looking at the ruins of their cities and saying that this happened because their leaders were afraid of the word unilateral.
More by Thomas Sowell
“Right after liberal Democrats, the most dangerous politicians are country club Republicans.”
“Like so many before him who have ruined countries around the world, Obama has a greatly inflated idea of his own capabilities and the capabilities off what can be accomplished by rhetoric or even by political power.”
“The biggest difference between people is between those who are trying to do the right thing - whether or not they succeed - and those for whom the only question is how much they can get away with.”
More on Leadership
“He who achieves power by violence does not truly become lord or master.”
“I don't care whether you're driving a hybrid or an SUV. If you're headed for a cliff, you have to change direction. That's what the American people called for in November, and that's what we intend to deliver.”
“A prince ought to have two fears, one from within, on account of his subjects, the other from without, on account of external powers.”
More on Fear
“Each of us must work to become a hardheaded realist, or else we risk wasting our time and energy on pursuing impossible dreams. Yet constant naysayers pursue no less impossible dreams. Their fear and cynicism move nothing forward. They kill progress. How many cynics built empires, great cities, or powerful corporations?”
“We seldom see anybody who is not uneasy or afraid to live.”
“I don’t fear failure. I only fear the slowing up of the engine inside of me which is saying, ‘Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?”