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Peace is a natural effect of trade. ↗

— Charles de Montesquieu

#natural #peace #trade

For as long as multinational communities have existed, their weak point has always been the relations between different nations. ↗

— Slobodan Milosevic

#been #between #communities #different #existed

NATO believes it can pick on a small nation and force us to surrender our independence. And that is where NATO miscalculated. You are not willing to sacrifice lives to achieve our surrender. But we are willing to die to defend our rights as an independent sovereign nation. ↗

— Slobodan Milosevic

#believes #defend #die #force #independence

The loss of national identity is the greatest defeat a nation can know, and it is inevitable under the contemporary form of colonization. ↗

— Slobodan Milosevic

#contemporary #defeat #form #greatest #identity

He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king. ↗

— John Milton

#fears #himself #king #more #passions

A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit. ↗

— John Milton

#good #good book #lifeblood #master #precious

Beauty is nature's brag, and must be shown in courts, at feasts, and high solemnities, where most may wonder at the workmanship. ↗

— John Milton

#brag #courts #feasts #high #may

I look at rap as an opportunity to act. My head is full of different characters - in each song I'm auditioning a character. ↗

— Nicki Minaj

#auditioning #character #characters #different #different characters

I've constantly tried new things, even as a child, and have always been obsessed with pink. Now I'm just a little more ladylike and fearless. You should never feel afraid to become a piece of art. It's exhilarating. ↗

— Nicki Minaj

#always #art #become #been #child

The feeling of not belonging, of not being entirely worthy, of being sometimes hostage to your own sensibilities. Those things speak to me very personally. ↗

— Anthony Minghella

#belonging #entirely #feeling #hostage #me