Quote of the Evening
Speak not to me of blasphemy, man; I’d strike the sun if it insulted me. -Captain Ahab, Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
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Quote of the Evening
Sunday, September 13, 2009
And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper? -Genesis 4: 9
Quote of the Evening
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Man is fed with fables through life, and leaves it in the belief he knows something of what has been passing, when in truth he has known nothing but what has passed under his own eye. -Thomas Jefferson
Quote of the Evening
Monday, September 7, 2009
We think in generalities, but we live in detail. -Alfred North Whitehead
Quote of the Weekend
Saturday, September 5, 2009
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend’s or of thine own were; [...]
Quote of the Evening
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men. -Epicurus
Quote of the Evening
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
The indefinite combination of human fallibility and nuclear weapons will lead to the destruction of nations. -Robert McNamara, The Fog of War
Quote of the Weekend
Friday, August 28, 2009
Nuclear weapons have been, since their very inception, instruments of contradiction—built with the hope that they would never be used, the ultimate engines of destruction designed to maintain the peace. The United States has the ability to transform the strategic future, reducing the threat of nuclear war while defending ourselves in a dangerous world. If [...]
Quote of the Evening
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
The beauty of science and bureaucracy is the constitution of order, but the beauty of society and democracy is the synthesis of disorder.
Quote of the Evening
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. -Thomas Jefferson
Hitting the World Now
- World Powers to Consider Tougher Measures on Iran
December 10, 2009 | 6:13 pmClick here for story
- U.S. Envoy Achieves Some Agreement With North Korea, But Still Lacking Commitment
December 10, 2009 | 6:01 pmClick here for story
- Experts Suggest Greater Mutual Transparency for New START Treaty Between U.S. and Russia
December 10, 2009 | 5:58 pmClick here for story
- Homeland Security Moves Boston, Philadelphia, and Dallas into Top-Tier Terrorism Risk Category
December 10, 2009 | 5:55 pmClick here for story
- Obama Administration Announces Strategy to Strengthen Biological Weapons Convention Agenda
December 10, 2009 | 5:51 pm - Iran Tells IAEA Its Enrichment Site Construction Plans Are Not Confrontational
December 10, 2009 | 5:48 pmClick here for story
- Department of Health and Human Services Warns Gene Synthesis Firms About Bioterrorism Risks
December 10, 2009 | 5:46 pmClick here for story
- U.S. Likely to Announce Broad Framework for Strengthening Biological Weapons Convention
December 8, 2009 | 8:26 amClick here for story
- Iranian Vice President Declares Need for 20 Enrichment Facilities
December 8, 2009 | 8:24 amClick here for story
- India and Russia Finalize Nuclear Pact, Guidelines Less Stringent than U.S.-India Agreement
December 8, 2009 | 8:22 amClick here for story
- NATO Expresses Openness to Missile Defense Cooperation with Russia
December 8, 2009 | 8:16 amClick here for story
- START I Expires, but Obama and Medvedev Satisfied with New START Negotiation Progress
December 8, 2009 | 8:14 amClick here for story
- Defense Secretary Gates Confident that Pakistan’s Nukes are Secure
December 8, 2009 | 8:10 amClick here for story
- DHS to Simulate Chemical Attacks on Boston Subway to Bolster Emergency Planning Efforts
December 3, 2009 | 3:10 pmClick here for release
- WMD Commission Director Advises Open Access to Anthrax and Smallpox Vaccines
December 3, 2009 | 3:09 pmClick here for story
- Nuclear Blast Detection Station Established Near Iran
December 3, 2009 | 3:07 pmClick here for story
- South Korea Questions North’s Call for Peace Treaty with U.S.
December 3, 2009 | 3:05 pmClick here for story
- DHS Head: U.S. Cannot Meet Cargo Screening Deadline
December 3, 2009 | 3:04 pmClick here for story
- Iran Declares Intent to Further Enrich Its Uranium, but Some Experts Doubt Iran’s Capacity
December 3, 2009 | 3:03 pmClick here for story
- HHS Announces Major Review of U.S. Bioterror Preparedness
December 3, 2009 | 3:01 pmClick here for story
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