Eleftherios Venizelos quotes

“The European policy is invariably the maintenance of the status quo, and you will do nothing for the subject races unless we, by taking initiative, make you realize that helping us against the Turks is the lesser of the evils.”
-- Eleftherios Venizelos

Source : "Eminent Europeans; studies in continental reality" by E. S. Bagger, G.P. Putnam's Sons, (p. 67), 1922.

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“Greece expects you not merely to die for her, for that is little, indeed; she expects you to conquer. That is why each one of you, even in dying, should be possessed by one thought alone - how to conserve your strength to the last so that those who survive may conquer.And you will conquer, I am more than sure of this.”
-- Eleftherios Venizelos

Source : "Life of Venizelos, with a letter from His Excellency M. Venizelos" by S. M. Chester, London: Constable, (p. 162), 1921.

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“One cannot kick against geography!”
-- Eleftherios Venizelos

Source : "The victory of Venizelos : a study of Greek politics, 1910-1918" by V. J. Seligman, (p. 31), 1920.

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“Neutrality is not politics.”
-- Eleftherios Venizelos

Source : "Histoire diplomatique de la Grèce de 1821 à nos jours, tome V" by Édouard Driault, Michel Lhéritier, (p. 164), 1926.

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“A party should be founded not merely on numbers, but on moral principles, without which it can neither accomplish useful work nor inspire confidence.”
-- Eleftherios Venizelos

Source : "Venizelos, Modern Statesmen Series" by H. A. Gibbons, Houghton Mifflin Company, (p. 17), 1920.

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“He considered the Rvolution a victroy for the Jews, which opinion, he said, prevailed on the East Side where rejoicing knew no bounds. We felt, added Mr. Cahan, that this is a great triumph for the Jews' cause. The anti-Jewish element in Russia has always been identified with the anti-revolutionary party. Jews having always sat high in the Councils of the revolutionists, all of our race became inseparably linked with the opponents of the government in the official mind.”

“We feel strongly that the spirit characteristic of America at its noblest, above all the pursuit of higher learning, cannot admit of any conditions as to personnel other than those designed to promote the objects for which this institution is established, and particularly with no regard whatever to accidents of race, creed, or sex.”

“There is a certain indolence in us, a wish not to be disturbed, which tempts us to think that when things are quiet, all is well. Subconsciously, we tend to give the preference to 'social peace,' though it be only apparent, because our lives and possessions seem then secure. Actually, human beings acquiesce too easily in evil conditions; they rebel far too little and too seldom. There is nothing noble about acquiescence in a cramped life or mere submission to superior force.”

Source : "The Essays of A. J. Muste (Pacifism and Class War)". Book edited by Nat Hentoff, 1967.

“There is evil in the world, but it can be overcome through repentance ­and aspiration, and therein lies the true meaning and adventure of life.”

“We're never going to be able to get rid of terrorism, because there is always going to be evil in the world.”

“Im dating a very high-maintenance career.”

“What modernity requires is not that you cease living according to your faith, but that you accept that others may differ and that therefore politics requires a form of discourse that is reasonable and accessible to believer and non-believer alike. This religious restraint in politics is critical to the maintenance of liberal democracy.”

“I wish people used wishes to modify themselves instead of others. Wish to be low maintenance. Wish to be autonomous, even.”

“Every feature has some maintenance cost, and having fewer features lets us focus on the ones we care about and make sure they work very well.”

“The sinews of war are five - men, money, materials, maintenance (food) and morale.”