On the US President

In our system it is hard to overstate the centrality of the president.  Others advise.  The Congress can block.  But he is the initiator and he key decision maker.  I've seen presidents who didn't fully realize this even as they were entering office.  And often when I read commentaries about what is happening in our government, they underplay the responsibility the president has either through his actions or through his decisions not to intervene.

Source:  Colin Powell, Former Secretary of State (USA)
Taken From: Superclass, David Rothkpf, 2008, pg 146

Justice and Sovereignty

In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?

Source: St. Augustine, Unsourced
Taken From: Superclass, David Rothkpf, 2008, pg 145

Words Change Lives

Words can change people’s lives.

Source: Craig Ballantyne
Taken From: InternetIndependence.com, How To Write Great Emails, 10/4/2011

Traditional Values

The state, ceasing to express man's inner qualifications, turns into a vast bureaucracy designed to promote economic activity.  It is little wonder that traditional values, however much they may be eulogized on commemorative occasions, today must dodge about and find themselves nooks and crannies if they are to survive at all.

Source: Richard Weaver, Ideas Have Consequences 1948

American Hires

Intel can thrive today and never hire another American.  It is not our desire, not is not our intention, but we can do that.

Source: Craig Barrett, Intel CEO
Taken From: Superclass, David Rothkpf, 2008, pg 120

On Education

But all hinges on the interpretation of needs; if the primary need of man is to perfect his spiritual being and prepare for immortality, then education of the mind and the passions will take precedence over all else.  The growth of materialism, however, has made this a consideration remote and even incomprehensible to the majority.  Those who maintain that education should prepare one for living successfully in this world have won a practically complete victory.

Source: Richard Weaver, Ideas Have Consequences 1948