The stubbornness of a weak man should never be underestimated. The weak tend to be very stubborn when they've decided on something.

The British have always coped without becoming a dictatorship.

It could well be argued that the continuing rights abuses of the present Iraqi regime, if it is allowed to survive, will prove most distressing. This is beyond any doubt. But the West has been required to witness terrible scenes in China, Russia, Vietnam, East Timor, Cambodia, and many other parts of the world. It is simply not possible for the United States to impose humanity on a worldwide scale unless it is prepared to enter into permanent global war.

In the 66 years that I have been alive, there has not been one hour, of one day, of one month, of one year, when there has not been a threat aimed at us.

The stubbornness of a weak man should never be underestimated. The weak tend to be very stubborn when they've decided on something.

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