CitationMisquotesContextSource LinkCitation “A country that demands moral perfection of itself as a test of its foreign policy will achieve neither perfection nor security.” ~Henry Kissinger, German-American statesman “Reflections on Containment” (May/June 1994) Foreign Affairs, Vol. 73, No. 3, p. 130; online via JSTOR [subscription service] www.jstor.org Misquotes Misquote notes: A number of sources attribute a paraphrased version of Kissinger’s quote to his original Foreign Affairs article: Actual - “A country that demands moral perfection of itself as a test of its foreign policy will achieve neither perfection nor security.” Misquote - “A country that demands moral perfection in its foreign policy will achieve neither perfection nor security.” Source note: The
CitationContextSource LinkCitation “Awards become corroded, but friends gather no dust.” ~Jesse Owens, American athlete & orator Address to students & staff of East High School, Phoenix, Arizona, cited in “Former Olympic Star Prescribes Education” (April 1973) article by Isabel Braunstein, Arizona Republic, 14 April 1973, p. 63, column 5 [p. 64 .pdf file]; online via Newspapers.com [subscription service] www.newspapers.com Context Extended excerpt [Newspaper article, describing Owens’ speech to high school students]: “He approves athletics, he said, because they provide other young people, as they provided him, with something to compete and excel in. But he advised: “Athletic awards become tarnished and diplomas fade with passing years. Gold turns green and the ink grays until
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