“God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.”– Chester W. Nimitz Related Quotes “It is a vain hope to make people happy by politics.”– Thomas Carlyle “Today is a celebration of hope for the Iraqi people. The Iraqi people can now take control of their government and their future by creating a society that protects the rights endowed to us by our creator – life, liberty and freedom.”– Jim DeMint “Overcoming the Cold War required courage from the people of Central and Eastern Europe and what was then the German Democratic Republic, but it also required the steadfastness of Western partner over many decades when many had long lost hope of integration of the two Germanys and Europe.”– Angela Merkel