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* "I realized with a start that my loyalty had to be to the country, the idea; not the man." ~ ''[[Duke of Waesche]]'' | * "I realized with a start that my loyalty had to be to the country, the idea; not the man." ~ ''[[Duke of Waesche]]'' | ||
* | * "As the original claim was yours, you should pick up the reins!" ~ ''[[Duke of Waesche]]'' | ||
* "It would be at best uncomfortable to live there, and it is frustrating not to be able to visit." ~ ''[[Duke of Waesche]]'' | * "It would be at best uncomfortable to live there, and it is frustrating not to be able to visit." ~ ''[[Duke of Waesche]]'' | ||
* "Most of the populace is going to look askance at our project. We must strive to give it legitimacy." ~ ''[[Duke of Waesche]]'' | |||
===Duke of the Bear Peninsula=== | ===Duke of the Bear Peninsula=== | ||
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===Others=== | ===Others=== | ||
* "Although one of the harshest environments on the planet, Westarctica is also one of the most vulnerable. We must feel committed to protect for our next generation of Westarcticans." ~ ''[[ | * "Although one of the harshest environments on the planet, Westarctica is also one of the most vulnerable. We must feel committed to protect for our next generation of Westarcticans." ~ ''[[Baron of Andrus]]'' | ||
* "We must draw a line and preserve our beautiful continent from becoming commodified!" ~ ''John Gould (citizen of [[Westarctica]])'' | * "We must draw a line and preserve our beautiful continent from becoming commodified!" ~ ''John Gould (citizen of [[Westarctica]])'' | ||
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==Explorers== | ==Explorers== | ||
* | ===Richard Byrd=== | ||
* "It has been my rule on Arctic expeditions to request the personnel to drink no intoxicating liquors after the expedition starts, as it is my opinion that it decreases the efficiency in a cold climate by giving a false sense of warmth." ~ ''[[Richard E. Byrd]]'' | |||
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* "Few men during their lifetime comes anywhere near exhausting the resources dwelling within them. There are deep wells of strength that are never used." ~ ''[[Richard E. Byrd]]'' | |||
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* “Half the confusion in the world comes from not knowing how little we need.” ~ ''[[Richard E. Byrd]]'' | |||
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* "It's not getting to the pole that counts. It's what you learn of scientific value on the way. Plus the fact that you get there and get back without being killed." ~ ''[[Richard E. Byrd]]'' | |||
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===Ernest Shackleton=== | |||
* '' | * "Superhuman effort isn't worth a damn unless it achieves results." ~ ''[[Ernest Shackleton]]'' | ||
* | * "Through endurance we conquer." ~ ''[[Ernest Shackleton]]'' | ||
* | * "If I had not some strength of will I would make a first class drunkard." ~ ''[[Ernest Shackleton]]'' | ||
* | ===Apsley Cherry-Garrard=== | ||
* "I do not believe anybody on Earth has it worse than an [[Emperor penguin]].” ~ ''[[Apsley Cherry-Garrard]]'' | |||
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* "In Antarctica you get to know people so well that in comparison you do not seem to know the people in civilization at all." ~ ''[[Apsley Cherry-Garrard]]'' | |||
===Roald Amundsen=== | |||
* | * "Victory awaits him who has everything in order—luck, people call it.” ~ ''[[Roald Amundsen]]'' | ||
* '' | * "The land looks like a fairytale." ~ ''[[Roald Amundsen]]'' | ||
* | ===Others=== | ||
* "Great God! This is an awful place." ~ ''[[Robert Falcon Scott]]'' | |||
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* "We had escaped an awful death, and were again tempest-tossed." ~ ''[[Charles Wilkes]]'' | |||
* "It is not easy to describe the joy and light heartedness we all felt as we ... embarked on the enterprise we had all so long desired to commence." ~ ''[[James Clark Ross]]'' | |||
* "The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity." ~ ''Amelia Earhart'' | |||
* "I have a passion for exploration, I have a passion for understanding, and I have a passion to create things for others to explore." ~ ''Richard Garriott'' | |||
* "The United States might well launch a claim later on, if it came to that." ~ ''[[George R. Toney]]'' | |||
==Micronationalists== | |||
===President Kevin Baugh=== | |||
* "Our cause is just and our goals are worthy. We will triumph, and we will bring peace to this region again." ~ ''[[President Kevin Baugh]]'' | |||
* “We can never forget our simple beginnings, and struggles that we have overcome.” ~ ''[[President Kevin Baugh]]'' | |||
* "If you state your sovereignty, that is good enough for our government, as is should be for all." ~ ''[[President Kevin Baugh]]'' | |||
===Other Micronationalists=== | |||
* “No man is an island; but yet, we all have our own customs, cultures, and contexts.” ~ ''[[Empire of Austenasia|Emperor Jonathan I of Austenasia]]'' | |||
* “I've always been attracted to the idea of statehood, and this is an opportunity to question a lot of things people accept as normal about national identity.” ~ ''[[Carolyn Yagjian|Grand Marshal Carolyn Yagjian]] | |||
* "Micronationalists are the creative ones; they bring their message in the concept of a country." ~ ''[[Grand Duke Niels of Flandrensis]]'' | |||
==Statesmen== | ==Statesmen== | ||
* | * "It is desirable that the whole of the Antarctic should ultimately be included in the British Empire." ~ ''Leopold Amery'' | ||
* | * "Travis, I do not mind your group visiting the Russian [[Russkaya Station]], located in the Pacific sector of the Antarctic." ~ ''Valery Lukin (Head of the Russian Antarctic Program)'' | ||
* | * "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader." ~ ''John Qunicy Adams'' | ||
* | * "I believe passionately that everyone has a particular God-given ability." ~ ''Charles, Prince of Wales'' | ||
* "If you're going through hell, keep going." ~ ''Sir Winston Churchill'' | |||
* "Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly." ~ ''Robert F. Kennedy'' | |||
==Military Leaders== | ==Military Leaders== | ||
===Napoleon Bonaparte=== | |||
* "A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon." ~ ''Napoleon Bonaparte'' | |||
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* "The reason most people fail instead of succeed, is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment." ~ ''Napoleon Bonaparte'' | |||
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* "Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever." ~ ''Napoleon Bonaparte'' | |||
* "Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength." ~ ''Napoleon Bonaparte'' | |||
===Others=== | |||
* "It’s a hell of a lot of ice, but what good is it?” ~ ''[[Admiral George J. Dufek]]'' | |||
* "The dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible." ~ ''T. E. Lawrence'' | |||
==Authors== | ==Authors== | ||
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* “If an untrained person were to dive into freezing water, death would come quickly.” ~ ''Lewis Pugh, Antarctic Endurance Swimmer'' | * “If an untrained person were to dive into freezing water, death would come quickly.” ~ ''Lewis Pugh, Antarctic Endurance Swimmer'' | ||
* " | * "Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life." ~ ''Steve Jobs'' | ||
* "Go West, young man." ~ ''Horace Greeley'' | * "Go West, young man." ~ ''Horace Greeley'' | ||
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* "He who jumps into the void owes no explanation to those who stand and watch." ~ ''Jean-Luc Godard'' | * "He who jumps into the void owes no explanation to those who stand and watch." ~ ''Jean-Luc Godard'' | ||
[[Category: Encyclopedia Westarctica]] | [[Category: Encyclopedia Westarctica]] | ||