"When our interests and values are at..." - Quote by Barack Obama
When our interests and values are at stake, we have a responsibility to act.
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More on Responsibility
“We must look within ourselves, become responsible and provide fresh solutions if we ever want to do more than complain,or make excuses.”
“One of the thing about being President - that can't be taught, you have to experience, is - there is the sheer weight of decision making. And when I make a decision to send 17,000 young Americans to Afghanistan - you can understand that intellectually. But understanding what that means for those families, for those young people - when you end up sitting at your desk, signing - a condolence letter to one of the family members of a fallen hero - you're reminded each and every day, at every moment, that - the decisions you make count.”
“When a man is old enough to do wrong he should be old enough to do right also.”
More on Values
“The rebel can never find peace. He knows what is good and, despite himself, does evil. The value which supports him is never given to him once and for all - he must fight to uphold it, unceasingly.”
“A vocabulary of truth and simplicity will be of service throughout your life.”
“We must rapidly begin the shift from a "thing-oriented" society to a "person-oriented" society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered.”