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Like all social theories, internationalism must seek its basis in the economic and technical fields; here are to be found the most profound and the most decisive factors in the development of society. ↗

— Christian Lous Lange

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The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions. ↗

— Robert Wilson Lynd

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While we remain a nation decisively shaped by religious faith, our politics and our culture are, in the main, less influenced by movements and arguments of an explicitly Christian character than they were even five years ago. I think this is a good thing - good for our political culture. ↗

— Jon Meacham

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The masses are the decisive element, they are the rock on which the final victory of the revolution will be built. ↗

— Rosa Luxemburg

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Though many have tried, no one has ever yet explained away the decisive fact that science, which can do so much, cannot decide what it ought to do. ↗

— Joseph Wood Krutch

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I explained that we would like to adjust our position on the Syrian question to theirs, as, in our view, they are the decisive factor in our relations with our neighbors, and Syria is unimportant. ↗

— Moshe Sharett

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There's something dreadfully decisive about a beheading. ↗

— Anne Smedley

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A business of high principle generates greater drive and effectiveness because people know that they can do the right thing decisively and with confidence. ↗

— Marvin Bower

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It is against this concept of the sovereign state, a state isolated by protectionism and militarism, that internationalism must now engage in decisive battle. ↗

— Christian Lous Lange

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In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing." [The Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1995: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management and the District of Columbia of the Committee on Governmental Affairs (1996)] ↗

— Theodore Roosevelt

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