George Aiken quotes
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“If we were to wake up some morning and find that everyone was the same race, creed and color, we would find some other causes for prejudice by noon.”
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“People are people the world over. Some are good, some bad, some greedy and some generous. Nations are like people and act the same way.”
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“I've never known a country to be starved into democracy.”
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“Lincoln's reference to government of the people, by the people, for the people is a generally satisfactory definition of democracy. I say generally because when it comes to fair and workable details, democracy fails to completely meet the criteria enunciated by Lincoln by a rather wide margin.”
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“I'm not very keen for doves or hawks. I think we need more owls.”
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“The best policy is to declare victory and leave.”
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“As one who has often felt this need, and who has found refreshment in wild places, I attest to the recreational value of wilderness.”
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“Declare the United States the winner and begin de-escalation.”
-- George AikenSource : "George Aiken, Longtime Senator and G.O.P. Maverick, Dies at 92" by Albin Krebs, www.nytimes.com. November 20, 1984.
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“True conservation provides for wise use by the general public. The American people do not want our resources preserved for the exclusive use of the wealthy. These land and water resources belong to the people, and people of all income levels should have easy access to them.”
-- George Aiken
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“On matters of race, on matters of decency, baseball should lead the way.”
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Source : Abdus Salam, C. H. Lai, Azim Kidwai (1989). “Ideals and Realities: Selected Essays of Abdus Salam”, p.374, World Scientific
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“Thus would I double my life's fading space;For he that runs it well, runs twice his race.”
Source : Abraham Cowley, T. Sprat (1721). “Poems and other pieces published by the late Lord Bishop of Rochester; with some account of his life and writings”, p.719
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“Beneath the armor of skin/and/bone/and/mind most of our colors are amazingly the same.”
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