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In the decade before the Civil War various north and south lines of railway were projected and some of these were assisted by grants of land from the Federal Government. ↗

— John Moody

#before #civil #civil war #decade #federal

There is a price for popularity. Critics look for your weaknesses, your flaws, anything that makes the work seem like a fluke and not seem worthy of all the attention it's getting. ↗

— Terry McMillan

#attention #critics #flaws #fluke #getting

It would be our policy to use nuclear weapons wherever we felt it necessary to protect our forces and achieve our objectives. ↗

— Robert McNamara

#felt #forces #necessary #nuclear #nuclear weapons

I choose gentleness... Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice may it be only in praise. If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer. If I make a demand, may it be only of myself. ↗

— Max Lucado

#gentleness #inspirational #inspirational

I grew up in dance class, so I was looking in mirrors all day. ↗

— Katharine McPhee

#class #dance #day #grew #i

The stated mission at the time was simply to use the influence of the entertainment industry to do an accurate portrayal of drug and alcohol abuse. We all admit that we're not trying to censor anybody. ↗

— Gerald McRaney

#accurate #admit #alcohol #anybody #censor

Our specious present as such is very short. We do, however, experience passing events; part of the process of the passage of events is directly there in our experience, including some of the past and some of the future. ↗

— George Herbert Mead

#events #experience #future #however #including

When an aggressor force continually launches attacks from a particular base of operations, it is sound military strategy to take the flight to the enemy. ↗

— Timothy McVeigh

#attacks #base #continually #enemy #flight

Carter's hopes died when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and he ended up having to reverse policy and launch the military buildup that Reagan continued. Mr. Obama would be forced back into a war on terror if terrorist groups pull off enough damaging or frightening attacks to force this issue to the fore. ↗

— Walter Russell Mead

#attacks #back #carter #continued #damaging

After the outbreak of war, in April 1940, we left Geneva with our three children aged 4 years, 2 years and 2 weeks only to become part of the disordered refugee crowds fleeing across France from the German army. ↗

— James Meade

#after #aged #april #army #become