But Goethe tells us in his greatest poem that Faust lost the liberty of his soul when he said to the passing moment: "Stay, thou art so fair." And our liberty, too, is endangered if we pause for the passing moment, if we rest on our achievements, if we resist the pace of progress. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past are certain to miss the future.

... the Athenian lawmaker Solon decreed it a crime for any citizen to shrink from controversy.

It takes two to make peace.

You know nothing for sure...except the fact that you know nothing for sure.

Democracy may not be perfect, but at least I don't have to build a wall to keep my people in.

According to the ancient Chinese proverb, A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

It is time for a new generation of leadership, to cope with new problems and new opportunities. For there is a new world to be won.