The hand of liberty

The hand of liberty
The hand of liberty is stronger than arms of power.
  

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Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.
It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.
Compromise.Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.
I liketo listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.
We areall faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised asimpossible situations.
Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.
Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.
Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.
A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.
Mandoes not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eatthem.
Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.
If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.