Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
"a wise man who stands firm is a statesman, and a foolish man who stands firm is a catastrophe."
a quotation of Rickover from The Rickover Effect (1992) by Theodore Rockwell,
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Hyman_G._Rickover
This wikiquote has a number of quotes.
Admiral Rickover was the father of America's nuclear navy and always had interesting things to say which are relevant in the age of president liar.
"Certainly there is a temptation to let go of morals in order to do the expedient thing. But there is also a tremendous power in standing by what is right. Principle and accomplishment need not be incompatible."
1 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read
