#or

What is black empowerment when it seems to benefit not the vast majority but an elite that tends to be recycled? ↗

— Desmond Tutu

#black #elite #empowerment #majority #recycled

I would like to tell our American, British and Spanish friends that the Iraqi crisis is not a problem between the United States and France, but between those who want to move forward in the logic of war and the international community. ↗

— Dominique de Villepin

#between #british #community #crisis #forward

Make my breast transparent as pure crystal, that the world, jealous of me, may see the foulest thought my heart does hold. ↗

— George Villiers

#does #foulest #heart #hold #jealous

The world's a forest, in which all lose their way; though by a different path each goes astray. ↗

— George Villiers

#different #different path #each #forest #goes

My friends, history, history calls us to this time and to this place. A solemn choice rests with us - where do we go from here? Do we move slowly and incrementally? Or do we seize the challenge of our time and tackle the great issues of our day. ↗

— Thomas Vilsack

#challenge #choice #day #friends #go

Quality, affordable housing is a key element of a strong and secure Iowa. ↗

— Thomas Vilsack

#affordable housing #element #housing #iowa #key

In the past 40 years, the United States lost more than a million farmers and ranchers. Many of our farmers are aging. Today, only nine percent of family farm income comes from farming, and more and more of our farmers are looking elsewhere for their primary source of income. ↗

— Tom Vilsack

#comes #elsewhere #family #family farm #farm

If we can get people to focus on fruits and vegetables and more healthy foods, we'll be better in terms of our healthcare situation. ↗

— Tom Vilsack

#focus #foods #fruits #get #healthcare

Rural Americans want leaders who help middle-class communities to plan and prosper over the long-term - not opportunists who reap the rewards for themselves, leaving nothing for the people who do the sowing. ↗

— Tom Vilsack

#for the people #help #leaders #leaving #long-term

Although they are some of the hardest working folks I know, rural Americans earn, on average, $11,000 less than their urban counterparts each year. And they are more likely to live in poverty. ↗

— Tom Vilsack

#average #counterparts #each #earn #folks