Alfred-Maurice de Zayas Quotes
Democracy is not an end in itself, but a means to achieve the sacred promises of human dignity, justice and peace.
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The right of all of our citizens to enjoy fair and equal access to housing opportunities is guaranteed by our laws. The U.S. Department of Justice is committed to fiercely protecting those rights in order to ensure the quality of life all Americans deserve.
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We must fight terrorism as if there's no peace process and work to achieve peace as if there's no terror.
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Democracy is the road to socialism.
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Nothing is better than peace, by which all warfare of heavenly and earthly foes is brought to naught.
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Peace is its own reward.
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Once you take a role, you have to do it properly and do it justice.
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Seeing family is what brings me peace. If I'm not traveling home on my day off, I love going to Central Park to be around trees and throw a Frisbee with my boyfriend.
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I will try to work for greater reconciliation, cooperation and peace in North East Asia based on correct perception of history.
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The challenge as we saw in the Nigerian project was to restructure the economy decisively in the direction of a modern free market as an appropriate environment for cultivation of freedom and democracy and the natural emergence of a new social order.
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Our brand of democracy is hard. But I can promise that a year from now, when I no longer hold this office, I'll be right there with you as a citizen - inspired by those voices of fairness and vision, of grit and good humor and kindness that have helped America travel so far.
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There is no better way to make peace than to talk in each other's home. Avoiding such talks is a denial of the purpose of the negotiations.
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I like peace and solitude and silence.
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Even the holy men who lived before the coming of Christ understood that God had in mind plans of peace for the human race.
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For those whose lives have been turned upside down by Chinese drywall, we're trying to give them a chance to seek justice.
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The release of 'Chinese Democracy' marks a historic moment in rock n' roll.
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After I received the news, Malia walked in and said, 'Daddy, you won the Nobel Peace Prize, and it is Bo's birthday!' And then Sasha added, 'Plus, we have a three-day weekend coming up.' So it's good to have kids to keep things in perspective.
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Ultimately, peace is just not about politics. It’s about attitudes; about a sense of empathy; about breaking down the divisions that we create for ourselves in our own minds and our own hearts that don’t exist in any objective reality, but that we carry with us generation after generation.
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We, the people, still believe that enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.
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Freedom and Justice are twin sisters.
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..the thing was to choose one a ready-made object that you were not attracted by.. ..and that was difficult because anything becomes beautiful if you look at it long enough.. .My intention was to completely eliminate the existence of taste, bad or good or indifferent.
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Six decades ago, as Mao's Communists seized power, the question in Washington was, 'Who lost China?' Now, as his capitalist descendants stand astride the world stage and Washington worries about decline, it seems to be, 'Who lost America?'
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Don’t be vain because you happen to have talent. You are not responsible for that; it was not of your doing. What you do with your talent is what matters.
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Democracy is not an end in itself, but a means to achieve the sacred promises of human dignity, justice and peace.
