
The Fighting Cocks and the Eagle.Two Game Cocks were fiercely fighting for the mastery of the farm-yard.One at last put the other to flight. The vanquished Cock skulked awayand hid himself in a quiet corner. The conqueror, flying up to a highwall, flapped his wings and crowed exultingly with all his might. AnEagle sailing through the air pounced upon him, and carried him off inhis talons. The vanquished Cock immediately came out of his corner, andruled henceforth with undisputed mastery. Pride goes before destruction. From Aesop's Fables |
It is the common failing of totalitarian regimes that they cannot really understand the nature of our democracy. They mistake dissent for disloyalty. They mistake restlessness for a rejection of policy. They mistake a few committees for a country. They misjudge individual speeches for public policy. (Answering North Vietnamese charge that US could not endure)
By Lyndon B. Johnson