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First Principles: The Respect Due the United States Is Lost If It’s Reputation Is of Weakness
“There is a rank due to the United States, among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness.” – George Washington
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Tagged First Principles, George Washington, Lost, Nations, Rank, Reputation, Respect, Stature, Strength, United States, Weakness, Withheld
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First Principles: To Have A Reputation for Weakness Destroys A Nation’s Credibility
“There is a rank due to the United States, among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness.” – George Washington, Fifth Annual Message, 1793
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Tagged Credibility, First Principles, George Washington, Rank, Reputation, Weakness
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First Principles: A Reputation For Weakness Gains Hostility Among Nations, Not Peace
“There is a rank due to the United States, among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire … Continue reading
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Tagged Defense, First Principles, George Washington, International Politics, Nations, Peace, Respect, Security, Strength, War Readiness, Weakness
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Thought For the Day: Weakness Is Provocative
“Mr. Obama … came to office saying, and apparently believing, that a more deferential America would be better respected around the world. He will finish his term having disproved his own argument. The real lesson of the last four years … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Defense, Deferential, Isolationism, Lead From Behind, Obama, Provocative, Respect, Strength, Thought For the Day, Wall Street Journal, Weakness
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Mistress of Agony
Mistress of Agony by Michael Romani Death knows no finality At the hands of the mistress of agony Rising up from the primordial ooze A rite of passage you did not choose Here we have no distanced length Relying on … Continue reading
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Tagged Agony, Concerns, Degradation, Disorder, Mistress, Personality, Poetry, Stength, Weakness
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