May the sun never set on American baseball.
Harry S. TrumanRead
Canada and the United States have reached the point where we no longer think of each other as 'foreign' countries. We think of each other as friends, as peaceful and cooperative neighbors on a spacious and fruitful continent.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the friendship and cooperation between Canada and the United States.
Harry S. Truman highlights the strong bond and relationship between Canada and the United States, suggesting that they view each other not as foreign entities but as friends and allies. This perspective promotes a sense of unity and collaboration, indicating that both countries share a common space and mutual respect, fostering a peaceful coexistence.
In practice
In a speech about international relations, one might use this quote to emphasize the importance of cooperation between nations.
May the sun never set on American baseball.
Having found the bomb we have used it. We have used it against those who attacked us without warning at Pearl Harbor, against those who have starved and beaten and executed American prisoners of war, against those who have abandoned all pretense of obeying international laws of warfare. We have used it in order to shorten the agony of war, in order to save the lives of thousands and thousands of young Americans.
Herbert Hoover once ran on the slogan, 'Two cars in every garage'. Apparently, the Republican candidate this year is running on the slogan, 'Two families in every garage'.
The only things worth learning are the things you learn after you know it all.
I never would have agreed to the formulation of the Central Intelligence Agency back in forty-seven, if I had known it would become the American Gestapo.
I would rather have peace in the world than be President.
It feels like a punch. Tears fill my eyes, and I wonder how I could be upset over losing something I never had.
This is not a story of heroic feats, or merely the narrative of a cynic; at least I do not mean it to be. It is a glimpse of two lives running parallel for a time, with similar hopes and convergent dreams.
But I'd rather help than watch. I'd rather have a heart than a mind. I'd rather expose too much than too little. I'd rather say hello to strangers than be afraid of them. I would rather know all this about myself than have more money than I need. I'd rather have something to love than a way to impress you.
She did not suddenly start being disagreeable this afternoon, she was so good at it, she had evidently practised whatever are the scales and arpeggios of rudeness every day of her life.
In the taxi I let my hand lie on her leg like a promise, but I had no intention of keeping my promise.
If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is tied up with mine, then let us work together.
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