Madame de Stael That past which is so presumptuously brought forward as a precedent for the present, was itself founded on some past that went before it. – Madame de Stael Brought Quotes Founded Quotes Precedent Quotes Presumptuously Quotes When a noble life has prepared for old age, it is not decline that it reveals, but the first days of immortality. To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent.
Eavan Boland There is a recurring temptation for any nation, and for any writer who operates within its field of force, to make an ornament of the past: to turn the losses to victories and to restate humiliations as triumphs. – Eavan Boland
Ben Rhodes There is no question that our security and prosperity will be increasingly tied to the Asia Pacific. If America doesn’t set the rules of the road for trade in this region, other nations will. – Ben Rhodes
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