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This tension between idealism and pragmatism underscores the complexities of international relations and the challenges of maintaining a consistent moral compass in the face of conflicting interests and values.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset in a modern context, consider the following strategy: when advocating for change in your organization or community, examine your own practices and policies to ensure they align with the principles you're promoting. By doing so, you'll build credibility, foster a culture of integrity, and increase the likelihood of successful implementation, as others will be more likely to trust and follow your lead.",{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":29,"has_image":22,"author":37,"source":38,"quote_tag":39,"commentary":9},3082291,"Liberalism, above all, means emancipation – emancipation from one’s fears, his inadequacies, from prejudice, from discrimination, from poverty.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":41,"quote_text":42,"author_id":5,"source_id":29,"has_image":22,"author":43,"source":44,"quote_tag":45,"commentary":9},3082289,"The time has arrived in America for the Democratic Party to get out of the shadows of states rights and walk forthrightly into the bright sunshine of human rights.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":47,"quote_text":48,"author_id":5,"source_id":29,"has_image":22,"author":49,"source":50,"quote_tag":51,"commentary":9},3082286,"And it is to these rights – the right of law and order, the right of life, the right of liberty, the right of a job, the right of a home in a decent neighborhood, and the right to an education – it is to these rights that I pledge my life and whatever capacity and ability I have.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":53,"quote_text":54,"author_id":5,"source_id":29,"has_image":22,"author":55,"source":56,"quote_tag":57,"commentary":9},3082282,"In life it isn’t what you’ve lost, it’s what you’ve got left that counts.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":59,"quote_text":60,"author_id":5,"source_id":29,"has_image":22,"author":61,"source":62,"quote_tag":63,"commentary":9},3082279,"I am absolutely disgusted that anyone would put thousands of America’s boys at risk just to win a Political Campaign.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":65,"quote_text":66,"author_id":5,"source_id":29,"has_image":22,"author":67,"source":68,"quote_tag":69,"commentary":9},3082274,"Just be what you are and speak from your guts and heart – it’s all a person has.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":71,"quote_text":72,"author_id":5,"source_id":29,"has_image":22,"author":73,"source":74,"quote_tag":75,"commentary":9},3082273,"History teaches us that the great revolutions aren’t started by people who are utterly down and out, without hope and vision. 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