Rupologize Quotes & Sayings

The disagreeable reality for those who believe in human rights is that there are some occasions - and Iraq may be one of them - when war is the only real remedy for regimes that live by terror. — Michael Ignatieff

Postulates are based on assumption and adhered to by faith. Nothing in the Universe can shake them. — Isaac Asimov

People do blame you for the things they do to you. — Octavia E. Butler

democratic theory is concerned with processes by which ordinary citizens exert a relatively high degree of control over leaders; — Robert A. Dahl

Rising demand for oil exposed Europe, and later America, to oil shocks - serious interruptions in supply. Like a pebble tossed into a pond, an oil shock creats ripples, or effects, felt everywhere.
Oil shocks have two causes. The first is natural, because existing oil fields may not yield enough to satisfy demand. Scarcity results in higher prices for oil products, reducing our standard of living. Natural scarcity was not a problem in the world's major producing areas until recently.
The second cause of oil shocks is political. Political shocks happen when governments of oil-producing countries reduce or halt supply to gain the upper hand in dealings with other governments. This is the case in the Middle East, where oil has often mixed with politics, religion, and blood. The reasons for this have shaped the history of recent times. — Albert Marrin

Lawmakers need to be held accountable and should feel the impact of a government shutdown just like many other Americans will. — Debbie Stabenow

The South-wind brings Life, sunshine and desire, And on every mount and meadow Breathes aromatic fire; But over the dead he has no power, The lost, the lost, he cannot restore; And, looking over the hills, I mourn The darling who shall not return. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition. — Timothy Leary

A broken immigration system means broken families and broken lives. — Jose Antonio Vargas