Clearly, a civilization that feels guilty for everything it is and does will lack the energy and conviction to defend itself.
Attributed by Jeane Kirkpatrick in her August 20, 1984 speech to the Republican national convention in Dallas, Texas, as cited in "Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History" (rev.), edited by William Safire, W. W. Norton & Co., (p. 1029), 2004.
