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“These are days when no one should rely unduly on his competence. Strength lies in improvisation. All the decisive blows are struck left-handed.”

Book:One-Way Street

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One-Way Street

This book compiles a series of essays and personal reflections, exploring a wide range of subjects from the author's perspective. more

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Walter Benjamin

Walter Benjamin, born on July 15, 1892, and died on September 26, 1940, was a prominent German literary critic whose works profoundly influenced 20th-century literary criticism and cultural theory. more

“The idea that a reporter has to be 'fair and balanced' is ridiculous. The fact is, the truth usually is not fair and it's not balanced. Truth stands by itself. And the idea that something called fair and balanced is a substitute for truth and fact is mindless nonsense that has captured much of the national media.”

Ideas Facts Political Media Fairs Ridiculous Nonsense Substitutes Balanced Reporters Captured Mindless Not Fair

Author:Lou Dobbs

“You know the world's gone mad when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the USA of arrogance and the Germans don't want to go to war !”

Knows World Want War America Political Guy Black White Gone Mad Cups France Usa Arrogance Rapper Golfers Swiss Accusing White Guys Black Guys Best Rapper

Author:Chris Rock

“The thinking it took to get us into this mess is not the same thinking that is going to get us out of it.”

Thinking Political Democracy Mess Same Thinking

Author:Albert Einstein

“There are two kinds of fascists: fascists and anti-fascists.”

Kind Two Political Democracy Fascists

Author:Ennio Flaiano

“In the future, there will be fewer but better Russians.”

Democracy Fewer

Author:Joseph Stalin

“There are a lot of people who can do it on the guitar and sing at the same time, but I think what is harder is bass players that can play the bass and sing.”

People Thinking Play Can Do Player Harder Guitar Bass Bass Players Playing Bass

Author:Graham Coxon

“Man is a thinking animal, a talking animal, a toolmaking animal, a building animal, a political animal, a fantasizing animal. But, in the twilight of a civilization he is chiefly a taxpaying animal.”

Thinking Men Political Animal Talking Democracy Building Civilization Twilight Political Animals

Book:Voices in Time

Source: Voices in Time

“Freedom has many difficulties and democracy is not perfect, but we have never had to put up a wall to keep our people in.”

People Political Perfect Democracy Wall Difficulty Not Perfect Put Up A Wall

Author:John F. Kennedy

“They say it's the responsibility of the media to look at government - especially the President - with a microscope. I don't argue with that, but when they use a proctoscope, it's going too far.”

Looks Use Government Political President Responsibility Democracy Media Arguing Microscopes

Author:Richard M. Nixon

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