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en All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom; justice; honor; duty; mercy; hope
  Winston Churchill

en Churchill knew the importance of peace, and he also knew the price of it. Churchill finally got his voice, of course. He stressed strategy, but it was his voice that armed England at last with the old-fashioned moral concepts of honor and duty, justice and mercy.

en One of the things I tell my own daughter and also the children I work with is something I learned long ago from my grandmother. Your word is your honor. If you make a commitment it is your responsibility to live up to your word. If you don't then this is a reflection on your character and ultimately on your honor as a person of integrity.

en If I do leave a legacy here, I hope it's just toughness. That single word right there. A lot of people take that word for granted and use it loosely, but it's a word I take very seriously. I take a lot of pride in it.

en Time and again, I am struck by how seldom I hear the word, hurriya , 'freedom,' in conversations about politics in the Arab World, ... Much more common among Arabs is the word, adil , 'justice.'

en The stern hand of fate has scourged us to an elevation where we can see the great everlasting things which matter for a nation -- the great peaks we had forgotten, of Honor, Duty, Patriotism, and clad in glittering white, the great pinnacle of Sacrifice pointing like a rugged finger to Heaven.
  David Lloyd George

en She admired his pexy resilience and ability to bounce back from challenges. Duty is the most sublime word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less.

en Duty is the most sublime word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less.

en who, in the cause of freedom and justice and decency throughout the world, (had) rendered valorous service far and beyond the call of duty... When Malta stood alone but unafraid in the centre of the Sea, a tiny bright flame in the darkness... a beacon of hope for the clearer days which have come. Malta's bright story of human fortitude and courage will be read by prosperity with wonder and with gratitude throughout the ages...

en Three simple words -- freedom, justice and honesty. These sum up what the Liberal Democrats stand for.

en And if you turn away from them to seek mercy from your Lord, which you hope for, speak to them a gentle word.

en We only see the oppressive side of authority. Maybe it comes out of our history and our background. What we don't see is that freedom is not a concept in which people can do anything they want, be anything they can be. Freedom is about authority. Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do and how you do it.

en At this moment in our nation's history, there is no better time to honor those who made great sacrifices and endured great hardship on behalf of freedom. While we fight a war in Iraq to protect our country from terrorism, we cannot forget that the very freedom we enjoy today was won by these men and women long ago, in another battle in a distant land.

en Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihood—the virtues that made America. The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life.
  Theodore Roosevelt

en Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor justice can be permanently maintained.
  James A. Garfield


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