John F. Kennedy (1917–1963) 35th president of the United States of America
1963, American University speech
Quoted on his facebook profile (15 December 2013)
John F. Kennedy (1917–1963) 35th president of the United States of America
1963, American University speech
“I would rather have no offspring than sacrifice our nation's interests.”
Chiang Kai-shek (1887–1975) Chinese politician and military leader
The Generalissimo's son: Chiang Ching-kuo and the revolutions in China and Taiwan, Jay Taylor, 2000, Harvard University Press, 74, 0674002873, 2010-06-28 http://books.google.com/books?id=_5R2fnVZXiwC&pg=PA59&dq=chiang+sacrifice+son&hl=en&ei=nQW9TLK5MoT68Aaw9uAC&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=chiang%20son%20i%20would%20rather%20have%20no%20offspring%20than%20sacrifice%20our%20%20interests&f=false,
Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924) Russian politician, led the October Revolution
Address to the Party Central Committee (14 May 1918); Collected Works, Vol. 27, pp. 365-381.
1910s
Chris Anderson book The Long Tail
Source: The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More (2006), Ch. 2, p. 40
John F. Kennedy (1917–1963) 35th president of the United States of America
Source: Pre-1960, Profiles in Courage (1956), p. 15
A. James Gregor (1929–2019) American political scientist
Source: The Search for Neofascism: The Use and Abuse of Social Science, (2006), p. 7
Karl Marx (1818–1883) German philosopher, economist, sociologist, journalist and revolutionary socialist
Grundrisse (1857-1858)
Source: Notebook I, The Chapter on Money, p. 76.
Gottfried Feder (1883–1941) German economist and politician
Source: The German State on a National and Socialist Foundation (1923), p. 113
George Soros (1930) Hungarian-American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist
Introduction, p. xxv
The Age of Fallibility (2006)
Context: We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special responsibility. In addition to protecting our national interests, we must take the leadership in protecting the common interests of humanity. I go into some detail as to what that entails.
Mankind’s power over nature has increased cumulatively while its ability to govern itself has not kept pace. There is no other country that can take the place of the United States in the foreseeable future. If the United States fails to provide the right kind of leadership our civilization may destroy itself. That is the unpleasant reality that confronts us.