“In appointing our Ambassador to the United States at this important time, with the 1936 crisis ahead, such considerations as dignity, past career, equity and sentiment must be discarded and a man of ability chosen in the interests of the country. In the light of these considerations, we find Hiroshi Saito, present Minister of Holland, the right person for the post.”

— Sadao Araki

Quoted in "Up Saito!" - Time Magazine - December 25, 1933

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“The United States is at present so demoralized and so corrupted that, like France and England, it need not be taken into consideration as a military adversary.”

Richard Walther Darré (1895–1953) Nazi SS General

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“…the policies that the United States has chosen unfortunately have brought about the wrong sentiment toward the United States and has only increased, and will only increase, extremism in our region.”

Mohammad Khatami (1943) Iranian prominent reformist politician, scholar and shiite faqih.

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“It should be a point for careful consideration, then, that with due consideration for perspective, lighting, etc., those clouds should be chosen for a landscape which, together with the landscape, will make a well-composed, well-balanced, and symmetrical whole.”

Alfred Horsley Hinton (1863–1908) British photographer

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“Reading sheds light on our dark path ahead. By traveling into the past, I enhance my grasp of the present.”

James Mattis (1950) 26th and current United States Secretary of Defense; United States Marine Corps general

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“In times of crisis, every country must find its own solutions”

Gjorge Ivanov (1960) President of Macedonia

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“Reason teaches us that we must be united in will, united in thought, and that we might have strength to search out the reigning evil in our Nation. This is the time for the light of truth to surface; this is the time for us to show that we have our own sentiments, have honour, have shame, and have solidarity.”

Andrés Bonifacio (1863–1897) Filipino nationalist and revolutionary

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“Our plan cannot be hard and dogmatic. They must change with the times and move with the development of our country. Every year brings new compulsions, new circumstances, and with each Plan these must be taken into consideration.”

Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991) sixth Prime Minister of India

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“China, in short has the potential to be considerably more powerful than even the United States.”

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“… a moral consideration of the utmost importance for us: we must respect individual differences, yet we must coordinate, work together, and act as one.”

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