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They were targeting those people I referred to as 'little Eichmanns.' These were legitimate targets. ”
Gold and precious gems are, in many places, the one form of wealth a woman can use to protect and enhance herself within the elaborate structure of patriarchy. ”
I know there is pain when sawmills close and people lose jobs, but we have to make a choice. We need water and we need these forests. ”
You cannot blame the mismanagement of the economy or the fact that we have not invested adequately in education in order to give our people the knowledge, the skills and the technology that they need in order to be able to use the resources that Africa has to gain wealth. ”
I used to work for an SOE. The wealth I created didn't belong to me. In other words, I was only managing money for the country and the people. ”
It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty. ”
Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame; A grave to rest in, and a fading name! ”
Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked. ”
Life isn't easy, and leadership is harder still. ”
The American people are extraordinarily comfortable, affluent, and secure. It's easy for us to make the argument that God's purpose is being fulfilled through history and through the rise of American power. And to some degree, it probably is. ”