#dec

I carried out my orders until arrested. I had no sense that I was spying, and I ask that this be taken into account in deciding my verdict. ↗

— Witold Pilecki

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Probabilities—the surest screen a wise man can place between himself and the truth. ↗

— George Eliot

#intelligence #intelligence

Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment. ↗

— Plato

#enchantment #magical #men #produce #seems

Our opponent and many in Congress criticized our decision to end the Iraq war. ↗

— David Plouffe

#criticized #decision #end #iraq #iraq war

Information is a source of learning. But unless it is organized, processed, and available to the right people in a format for decision making, it is a burden, not a benefit. ↗

— William Pollard

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At a certain point, I just put the building and the art impulse together. I decided that building was a legitimate way to make sculpture. ↗

— Martin Puryear

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But to make a long story short, I decided that I was going to run, and I announced that I was going to run for president in Florida, I would be the favorite son from Florida, and that would stop Johnson and Kennedy from dividing up the state. ↗

— George Smathers

#decided #dividing #favorite #florida #going

A majority of Americans oppose partial-birth abortion, and Judge Hamilton's decision flies in the face of Congress passing and President Bush signing legislation banning such horrible acts of violence. ↗

— Marc Racicot

#acts #banning #bush #congress #decision

The main issue was deciding what to play: Should it be old Ramones material or new material? I had about three albums worth of new material, but I knew that people would rather hear the Ramones songs. ↗

— Dee Dee Ramone

#albums #deciding #had #hear #i

I hope more people decide to become organ donors. ↗

— Donna Reed

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