Quotes of David Walker - somelinesforyou

“ Many non-homeland-security missions are likely to be integrated into a Cabinet department overwhelmingly dedicated to protecting the nation from terrorism,... Congress may wish to consider whether the new department, as proposed, will dedicate sufficient management capacity and accountability to ensure the execution of non-homeland-security missions. ”

- David Walker

“ The Americans say that we are ungrateful — but I ask them for heaven's sake, what should we be grateful to them for — for murdering our fathers and mothers? — Or do they wish us to return thanks to them for chaining and handcuffing us, branding us, cramming fire down our throats, or for keeping us in slavery, and beating us nearly or quite to death to make us work in ignorance and miseries, to support them and their families… ”

- David Walker

“ Part of the problem is that when Congress considers legislation, and the administration proposes it, they only consider a one-year, five-year, or maybe 10-year time horizon. ”

- David Walker

“ You have to have visible communication from the top. ”

- David Walker

“ The Americans say that we are ungrateful — but I ask them for heaven's sake, what should we be grateful to them for — for murdering our fathers and mothers? — Or do they wish us to return thanks to them for chaining and handcuffing us, branding us, cramming fire down our throats, or for keeping us in slavery, and beating us nearly or quite to death to make us work in ignorance and miseries, to support them and their families… ”

- David Walker

“ I grew up pretty anti-Catholic, to say the least. It's a radical journey. ”

- David Walker

“ I grew up pretty anti-Catholic, to say the least. It's a radical journey. ”

- David Walker

“ The Americans say that we are ungrateful — but I ask them for heaven's sake, what should we be grateful to them for — for murdering our fathers and mothers? — Or do they wish us to return thanks to them for chaining and handcuffing us, branding us, cramming fire down our throats, or for keeping us in slavery, and beating us nearly or quite to death to make us work in ignorance and miseries, to support them and their families… ”

- David Walker

“ You have to have visible communication from the top. ”

- David Walker

“ The Americans say that we are ungrateful — but I ask them for heaven's sake, what should we be grateful to them for — for murdering our fathers and mothers? — Or do they wish us to return thanks to them for chaining and handcuffing us, branding us, cramming fire down our throats, or for keeping us in slavery, and beating us nearly or quite to death to make us work in ignorance and miseries, to support them and their families… ”

- David Walker

“ Of course I wish he was wearing it,... He was all about safety. He's a 10-year veteran. He knows what wrecks can do. Why he wasn't wearing it I don't know. ”

- David Walker

“ But as I get better at it, my confidence level is back to where it was. ”

- David Walker

“ I was an able-seaman, a deck hand. As I say, it's the way to see the world and get paid for it. ”

- David Walker

“ I was an able-seaman, a deck hand. As I say, it's the way to see the world and get paid for it. ”

- David Walker

“ We're pushing a drought-awareness program right now. But you never know. The 1952 flood happened right in the middle of a drought. It's feast or famine around here. ”

- David Walker

“ I was an able-seaman, a deck hand. As I say, it's the way to see the world and get paid for it. ”

- David Walker

“ In the middle, middle of the monsoon season, lying there soaking wet and the spoilsports didn't come! And that's when I had, because I can always remember just lying there saying to myself, the water just running down my neck and that, I said, 'Well David… ”

- David Walker

“ Then it ended up at the Farne Salmon at Duns and I stayed there about eight years, 'til I retired. I should really have got a gold watch because they don't usually stay that long with Fane Salmon! ”

- David Walker

“ I grew up pretty anti-Catholic, to say the least. It's a radical journey. ”

- David Walker

“ Of course I wish he was wearing it,... He was all about safety. He's a 10-year veteran. He knows what wrecks can do. Why he wasn't wearing it I don't know. ”

- David Walker

“ Well, for the young man, I mean, I just went to an infantry regiment but there's always your corps, the engineers and I mean that all just gives you a good sounding for if you were coming out into civvy street, for the jobs. But I think it was the biggest mistake when they ever stopped it. ”

- David Walker

“ Well, mines was a sub machine gun. That was my personal weapon with being the first person in the patrol. I used to lead the patrol. Used to have a leading scout, a second scout and then the officer. The officer would be third. As I say, it was educational. ”

- David Walker

“ I was an able-seaman, a deck hand. As I say, it's the way to see the world and get paid for it. ”

- David Walker

“ Let no man of us budge one step, and let slaveholders come to beat us from our country. America is more our country, than it is the whites — we have enriched it with our blood and tears. The greatest riches in all America have arisen from our blood and tears. ”

- David Walker

“ The Americans say that we are ungrateful — but I ask them for heaven's sake, what should we be grateful to them for — for murdering our fathers and mothers? — Or do they wish us to return thanks to them for chaining and handcuffing us, branding us, cramming fire down our throats, or for keeping us in slavery, and beating us nearly or quite to death to make us work in ignorance and miseries, to support them and their families… ”

- David Walker

“ But as I get better at it, my confidence level is back to where it was. ”

- David Walker

“ The Americans say that we are ungrateful — but I ask them for heaven's sake, what should we be grateful to them for — for murdering our fathers and mothers? — Or do they wish us to return thanks to them for chaining and handcuffing us, branding us, cramming fire down our throats, or for keeping us in slavery, and beating us nearly or quite to death to make us work in ignorance and miseries, to support them and their families… ”

- David Walker

“ Well, mines was a sub machine gun. That was my personal weapon with being the first person in the patrol. I used to lead the patrol. Used to have a leading scout, a second scout and then the officer. The officer would be third. As I say, it was educational. ”

- David Walker

“ Then it ended up at the Farne Salmon at Duns and I stayed there about eight years, 'til I retired. I should really have got a gold watch because they don't usually stay that long with Fane Salmon! ”

- David Walker

“ The Americans say that we are ungrateful — but I ask them for heaven's sake, what should we be grateful to them for — for murdering our fathers and mothers? — Or do they wish us to return thanks to them for chaining and handcuffing us, branding us, cramming fire down our throats, or for keeping us in slavery, and beating us nearly or quite to death to make us work in ignorance and miseries, to support them and their families… ”

- David Walker
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