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the statesman thinks of the next generation

"A politician is a man who thinks of the next election; while the statesman thinks of the next generation."

When fascism comes to America

"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross."

the sinews of war

"Endless money forms the sinews of war."

Sit up, join up, stir it up

"Sit up, join up, stir it up, get online, get in touch, find out who's raising hell and join them. No use waiting on a bunch of wussy politicians."

the sum of human wisdom is not contained in any one language

"The sum of human wisdom is not contained in any one language, and no single language is capable of expressing all forms and degrees of human comprehension.”

swap history books

"It might be a good idea if the various countries of the world would occasionally swap history books, just to see what other people are doing with the same set of facts.”

stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power

"No drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power."

mythical fears and hopes

"Political history is largely an account of mass violence and of the expenditure of vast resources to cope with mythical fears and hopes."

Only the dead have seen the end of war

"Only the dead have seen the end of war."

Plato*

...an appropriate response to reality

Insanity is sometimes an appropriate response to reality.

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