Independent Study (The Testing, #2)
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Thinking something is true doesn’t make it so. Perception is almost as important as reality.
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History says that progress often requires sacrifice, but what kind of progress can we claim when it is built on the lives of the citizens it is supposed to aid?
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“Because sometimes the best leaders are the ones who have no interest in leading. Those are often the ones who are most interested in doing what is right, not what is popular.”
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“Those who depend fully on another person’s knowledge to decide what is possible are easily manipulated. The most effective leaders utilize experts from all fields, but rely on none when it comes to making a decision.
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The larger the population, the less our leaders feel personally accountable to each citizen under their care.
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Bombs were dropped. Millions of people killed. A world destroyed because the leaders of our country and those around the globe were not willing to declare failure. They could not admit that the path they had embarked on was doomed. Instead, they forged ahead. More bombs. More destruction. More need to prove that they were right. That others were wrong.
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“It takes a lot of courage to choose to do nothing when you aren’t certain of the outcome.
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A cage that cannot be seen is no less there than if the walls were made of steel.