"A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle..." – Jimmy Carter

Best Stoics
October 6
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"A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle..." – Jimmy Carter

Carter shows that true strength is measured not by aggression but by restraint and empathy. Confidence allows generosity. Insecurity breeds bluster. The measure of personal or national power is revealed in how we treat others when we are not compelled to act by fear.
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Rafał 'Raph' Sobolewski
Yes, a more elaborate version of "Mercy is the privilege of the strong, cruelty is the necessity of the weak."