“Standing on the defensive indicates insufficient strength; attacking, a superabundance of strength.”— Sun Tzu Related Quotes “History is rich with adventurous men, long on charisma, with a highly developed instinct for their own interests, who have pursued personal power – bypassing parliaments and constitutions, distributing favours to their minions, and conflating their own desires with the interests of the community.”— Umberto Eco “My mum passing away wasn’t funny, but that funeral and what I went through, the things that happened, looking back at it, there were funny moments. You have to be strong enough to look back at it, to sit and assess the situation.”— Kevin Hart “Honest conviction is my courage the Constitution is my guide.”– Andrew Johnson