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1 " The time to lead is now. "
― Joelle Charbonneau , Graduation Day (The Testing, #3)
2 " People will believe the crisis is over because they want to believe their world is safe. "
3 " one thing I have learned since coming to Tosu City is that age does not guarantee better decisions or stronger leadership. The ability to put aside personal agendas and decide what is best for the whole does. "
4 " Growing up, I was taught that it’s impossible to know what the right thing always is. The best you can do is to try to do what you think is right for yourself and the people around you. "
5 " Jumping in before you know what you’re getting into is a good way to get hurt, "
6 " Leaders are often forced to make determinations they find distasteful for the good of the people they serve. "
7 " Most choose to pretend they’re ignorant of the facts because the system works. The idea of changing it scares them more than giving it their tacit approval. "
8 " A symbol of power. Of the elimination of ignorance. And of a rebellion that must overcome insurmountable odds in order to succeed. A symbol that combines my past with my future. And the time has come for that future to begin. "
9 " And yet, part of me wonders if we can ever truly learn from what we have done if we continue to suppress or erase the past. "
10 " My father chose his side. Now I'm choosing mine. "
11 " To choose death is to say I am done fighting. That I give up not only on myself but on everything I love. "
12 " President Lee surveys the room and glances at the clock. Our time is up. Though after what I have learned I don’t want to leave. Not if there is still more to hear. My classmates must feel the same. Not a single student has begun to pack up. “And now for your assignment,” Professor Lee says. "
13 " President Lee "
14 " my willingness to assume everyone believes in the values with which this country was founded and I was raised is flawed. I "
15 " there are others who are bitter and angry. "
16 " peace will come accompanied by sacrifice and death. I "
17 " the decision to kill is easy but living with it is hard. "
18 " Things don’t always work out the way we hope. You just have to pick yourself up and find a new direction to go in.” Nothing "
19 " The title of “leader” only brings authority if the officials and citizens you work with follow you. The term “president” is meaningless if people turn to someone else for leadership. "
20 " The only way to live with our actions is to end the very thing that caused them. Or die trying. He "
