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First Principles: Make Our Wish To Be Useful In Serving Our Nation
“I am not influenced by the expectation of promotion or pecuniary reward. I wish to be useful, and every kind of service necessary for the public good, become honorable by being necessary.” – Nathan Hale (1776)
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Tagged Expectation, First Principles, Honor, Influence, Nathan Hale, Pecuniary Reward, Promotion, Public Good, Service, Useful
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Thought For the Day: Words Are Action
“For me, words are a form of action, capable of influencing change.” – Ingrid Bengis, writer and teacher (b. 1944)
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Thought For the Day: Foreign Affairs Do Not Always Conform To Our National Desires
“This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.” – James Reston, journalist (3 Nov 1909-1995 Who would have guessed that at one time the New York Times was actually … Continue reading
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Tagged Alliances, Conform, Diplomacy, Foreign, Foreign Affairs, Influence, James Reston, Thought For the Day
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Thought For the Day: Lead By Example
“Example is not the main thing in influencing others, it is the only thing.” – Albert Schweitzer
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