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发帖数: 29846 | 1 “Whom the Gods would destroy, they first make mad [with pride]“
April 14, 2012
by Rodney Graves
The Ancient Greeks counted Hubris as a deadly sin, a sure means of inviting
Nemesis to bring disastrous punishment.
The Jews of the Old Testament likewise warn of the folly of hauteur.:
Pride goeth before destruction,
and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 16:18
A well credentialed scholar seems to have forgotten this, while a man
referred to by the left as a “village idiot” was quite clear on the
concept.
A Tale Of Two Presidents
Hubris: Extreme pride or arrogance. Hubris often indicates a loss of
contact with reality and an overestimation of one’s own competence or
capabilities, especially when the person exhibiting it is in a position of
power.
it’s only words
George W. Bush on the capture of Saddam Hussein: December 14, 2003
The success of yesterday’s mission is a tribute to our men and
women now serving in Iraq . The operation was based on the superb work of
intelligence analysts who found the Dictator’s footprints in a vast country
. The operation was carried out with skill and precision by a brave fighting
force. Our servicemen and women and our coalition allies have faced many
dangers in the hunt for members of the fallen regime, and in their effort to
bring hope and freedom to the Iraqi people. Their work continues, and so do
the risks. Today, on behalf of the nation, I thank the members of our Armed
Forces and I congratulate them.
Barack Obama on the death of Osama bin Laden: May 1, 2011
And so shortly after taking office, I directed Leon Panetta, the
director of the CIA, to make the killing or capture of bin Laden the top
priority of our war against al Qaeda, even as I continued our broader
efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat his network. Then, last August,
after years of painstaking work by my intelligence community, I was briefed
on a possible lead to bin Laden. It was far from certain, and it took many
months to run this thread to ground. I met repeatedly with my national
security team as we developed more information about the possibility that we
had located bin Laden hiding within a compound deep inside of Pakistan .
And finally, last week, I determined that I had enough intelligence to take
action, and authorized an operation to get Osama bin Laden and bring him to
justice. Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted
operation against that compound in Abbottabad , Pakistan .
It speaks for itself, don’t you think?
Yes, yes it does speak for itself.
Time to fire the arrogant nescient resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue |
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