One ofthe lessons

One ofthe lessons
One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.
  

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Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.
Each time we read, a seed is sown for the future.
Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.
I am atpeace with God. My conflict is with man.
Whospreads, sows; Who listens, reaps.
Power gravitates to the man who knows how.
Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.
Without dialogue there is no communication, without communication there is no true education.
If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?
Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to
Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.
One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.