Just when we most need to be clearheaded, in order to face the hard facts before us, there is all too frequently a very real inclination to give way to dangerous tendencies merely as an escape from realities.
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Nationality: Canadian Type: Politician Born: December 17, 1874 Death: July 22, 1950 |
“Making the best of things is... a damn poor way of dealing with them. My whole life has been a series of escapes from that quicksand.”
“But my Arabic is pretty good. It's good enough to have conversations with people, to understand what they say, to understand what they're feeling.”