“While we shall negotiate freely, we shall not negotiate freedom.”
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Optimistic Quotes — page 200 of 204
“While we shall never weary in the defense of freedom, neither shall we ever abandon the pursuit of peace.”
“Let us make it clear that we will never turn our backs on our steadfast friends in Israel, whose adherence to the democratic way must be admired by all friends of freedom.”
“In a time of domestic crisis, men of goodwill and generosity should be able to unite regardless of party or politics.”
“In America there must be only citizens, not divided by grade, first and second, but citizens, east, west, north, and south.”
“We must formulate, with both imagination and restraint, a new approach to the Middle East - not pressing our case so hard that the Arabs feel their neutrality and nationalism are threatened ... while at the same time trying to hasten the inevitable Arab acceptance of the permanence of Israel ... We must ... seek a permanent settlement among Arabs and Israelis based not on an armed truce but on mutual self-interest.”
“In the dark days and darker nights when England stood alone-and most men save Englishmen despaired of England's life-he [Churchill] mobilized the English language and sent it into battle.”
“All over the world, particularly in the newer nations, young men are coming to power--men who are not bound by the traditions of the past--men who are not blinded by the old fears and hates and rivalries-- young men who can cast off the old slogans and delusions and suspicions.”
“We cannot expect that everyone, to use the phrase of a decade ago, will talk sense to the American people. But we can hope that fewer people will listen to nonsense. And the notion that this Nation is headed for defeat through deficit, or that strength is but a matter of slogans, is nothing but just plain nonsense.”
“The federal government's most useful role is not to rush into a program of excessive increases in public expenditures, but to expand the incentives and opportunities for private expenditures.”
“The Family of Man is more than 3 billion strong. It lives in more than 100 nations. Most of its members are not white. Most of them are not Christians. Most of them know nothing about free enterprise or due process of law or the Australian ballot.”
“There is no limit to desire but desire's needs.”
“By saying you don’t care if the world falls apart, in some small way you’re saying you want it to stay together, on your own terms.”
“He may be a malevolent sorcerer, but Tiny Cooper is his own goddamned man, and if he wants to be a gigantic skipper, then that's his right as a huge American.”
“Because it's kind of great, being an idea that everybody likes. But I could never be the idea to myself, not all the way.”
“It turns out that, somehow, there are a tremendous number of things to be optimistic about.”
“Nerdighters make me believe in America again.”
“You say you want a revolution? Well, you know. We all want to change the world.”
“I realized that kids everywhere go for the same stuff; and seeing as we'd done it in England, there's no reason why we couldn't do it in America too.”
“We want to go forward, but which way are we facing?”