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February 8, 2008

First words spoken on the moon

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sumber: nasa

That’s one small step for a man, one great leap for mankind.

Neil Armstrong, July 20, 1969, 4:17 PM EST

February 1, 2008

Jenghiz Khan

Category: The Great Thoughts – admin 5:58 pm

Every man who does not togo war must work for the emperor, without reward, for a certain time.

A man’s greatest work is to break his enemies, to drive them before him, to take from them all the things that have been theirs, to hear the weeping of those cherished them, to take horses between his knees and to press in his arms the most desirable of their women.

January 24, 2008

The Arrogance of Power

Category: The Great Thoughts – Tags: , , , – admin 5:49 pm

In a democracy dissent is an act of faith.

To crititicize one’s country is tod do it a service …. Criticism, in short, is more than a right; it is an act of patriotism – a higher form of patriotism, I believe, than the familiar rituals an national adulation.

My question is whether America can overcome the fatal arrogance of power. (J. William Fulbright, 1905-1995, American senator)