 | Roger Z. George, Robert D. Kline - History - 2006 - 622 pages
...President Abraham Lincoln observed during a period of transformation not unlike what we face today, "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the...occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise to the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew.'"8 The complexities of modern... | |
 | Ian I. Mitroff - Business & Economics - 2005 - 264 pages
...Companies Emerge Stronger and Better from a Crisis CHAPTER ONE The Crisis Society: The Rise of the Abnormal The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the...occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise to the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew. —Abraham Lincoln, signing the July 2,... | |
 | Marshall Cobleigh - Political Science - 2005 - 326 pages
...feel it is the duty of the leader to propose ideas and to innovate. As Abraham Lincoln said so well: "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the...occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise to the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew . . . and only then we shall... | |
 | Mark Tushnet - History - 2005 - 278 pages
...Addressing Congress in December 1862, Abraham Lincoln said, "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate for the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise to the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves,... | |
 | Alexandra Stoddard - Self-Help - 2009 - 228 pages
...legacy of joy during his time alive, struggling with rare bravery. Joy is yours when you are courageous. THE OCCASION IS PILED HIGH WITH DIFFICULTY, AND WE MUST RISE WITH THE OCCASION. ABRAHAM LINCOLN *72* Refresh your Inner Life CONTEMPLATION IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF ACTIVITY. ARISTOTLE... | |
 | Frederick Cookinham - Philosophy - 2005 - 488 pages
...in the last two centuries, we have seen millions of earnest college students solemnly declaring that the dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. Things are not as simple as your parents used to think they were. You have to be open to new ideas.... | |
 | Jan Johnson-Smith - Literary Criticism - 2005 - 322 pages
...Civil War tore into the Union, Abraham Lincoln made his second Address to Congress and remarked that the 'dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present'. 32 Equally, it can be said that many of the icons and ideologies of the Western are inadequate to the... | |
 | Richard Zera - Humor - 2005 - 316 pages
...is changing so fast nowadays you couldn't stay wrong all the time even if you tried. —Will Rogers The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present... As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. — Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) Imagination... | |
 | Richard Striner - History - 2006 - 320 pages
...a simple formulation for America: "can we do better?" "The dogmas of the quiet past," he continued, "are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion...disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country." "Fellow citizens," Lincoln concluded, "ive cannot escape history. . . . The fiery trial through which... | |
 | Larry Chang - Body, Mind & Spirit - 2006 - 826 pages
...capable of more wisdom and virtue than collective man ever can be. ~ John Stuart Mill, 1806-1873 ~ The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the...anew and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves. ~ Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865 ~ Message to Congress, 1862 December 1 There is an incessant influx of... | |
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The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. 
