We were extremely prescient in that we predicted the Soviet coup before it happened. That was kind of amazing. — Nicholas Meyer Copy Share Image
A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can't find in an army without morale. — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
What happened in Russia in 1917 wasn't a revolution - it was a coup d'etat. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
It is ironic that a nation that has never experienced a coup d'etat should be so obsessed with the idea of conspiracy. — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
Love is now, is always. All that is missing is the coup de grâce- which is called passion. — Clarice Lispector Copy Share Image
I was even accused of teaching the chimps how to fish for termites which I mean that would have been such a… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
The opponents of perestroika had suffered a defeat, and then they organized the coup. — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
For all its pro-democracy rhetoric, the West rolled over to military coups in Egypt and Thailand. — Dominic Raab Copy Share Image
In two years, there were 22 military coups d'etat, essentially in Africa and the third world. The coup d'etat of Algiers, in… — Ahmed Ben Bella Copy Share Image
I was shooting a bikini promotion in Mahe in the Seychelles in 1980 when there was a military coup and I, along… — Brigitte Nielsen Copy Share Image
Respecting the sovereignty means preventing coups, unconstitutional actions and illegitimate overthrowing of the legitimate government. All these things should be totally prevented. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Early on in my life I comprehended that death is the most tragic event in our life. Events of early Monday July… — Ala Bashir Copy Share Image
The coup de grace which ends the patient's life altogether is quite equivalent to the drastic modification in the institution of marriage… — Dallin H. Oaks Copy Share Image
There is a frustration too, that at moments when there's not a coup, when there are not people in the streets, that… — Edwidge Danticat Copy Share Image
One of ISIS' biggest propaganda coups was the beheadings of the aid workers and journalists. Is [Emni], the group that is exporting… — Rukmini Maria Callimachi Copy Share Image
Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways. [Fr., Coups de fourches ni d'etriveres, Ne lui… — Jean de La Fontaine Copy Share Image
Condelleza Rice and Colin Powell are both dangerous people. What they did in Haiti [2004 U.S.-backed coup that ousted democratically elected President… — Randall Robinson Copy Share Image
Nothing exceptional [would happen to the world under a Hillary Clinton's presidency] - things would stay the same: sponsorship of "Color" or… — Andre Vltchek Copy Share Image
the marks humans leave are too often scars. You build a hideous minimall or start a coup or try to become a… — John Green Copy Share Image
If there's 10,000 people looking at the stocks and trying to pick winners, one in 10,000 is going to score, by chance… — Merton Miller Copy Share Image
The world has paid a heavy price for the lack of democracy in most of the Middle East. Operation Ajax [CIA code… — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
Addressing issues, including controversial ones, as well as domestic issues of the former Soviet Republics through the so-called coloured revolutions, through coups… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The nationalists' coup in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev in February 2014 has hugely scared 2.5 million Russian people living on Crimea.… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
In 1953, the United States played a significant role in orchestrating the overthrow of Iran's popular prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh. The Eisenhower… — Madeleine Albright Copy Share Image
The principle of compulsory service, embodied in the system of conscription, lias been the means by which modem dictators and military gangs… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There are leaks from the Embassy in Honduras. There was a coup in 2009. Obama broke with most of Latin America and… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
What really worries me is that those who are in positions of power are not really affected by what we are writing.… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
When [Vladimir] Putin, a former lieutenant-colonel in the KGB, became Russia's president on December 31, 1999 - eight years after the failed… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
For a hundred years or more the world, our world, has been dying. And not one man, in these last hundred years… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
Brave men are brave from the very first. [Fr., Les hommes valeureux le sont au premier coup.] — Pierre Corneille Copy Share Image
I'm very disappointed by the mature-democracy countries. I was ousted by a coup d'etat. — Thaksin Shinawatra Copy Share Image
I would curse people who resort to coups against democracy, liberty, republic. — Fethullah Gulen Copy Share Image
In 2003, I warned of a 'creeping coup' in Russia against the forces of democracy and market capitalism in Russia. — John McCain Copy Share Image
Respect for sovereignty means to not allow unconstitutional action and coup d'états, the removal of legitimate power. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
To put on the garment of legitimacy is the first aim of every coup. — Barbara Tuchman Copy Share Image
Public television goes dark only in two circumstances: when a country is occupied by foreign forces or when there is a coup. — Alexis Tsipras Copy Share Image
![“Early on in my life I comprehended that death is the most tragic event in our life. Events of early Monday July 14, 1958 [Coup in Iraq] had convinced me that hate is the most destructive force in our life.” quote by Ala Bashir](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/0c0/ala-bashir-38073_convinced_early-on-in-my-life-i-comprehended-that_1182374.jpg)
![“One of ISIS' biggest propaganda coups was the beheadings of the aid workers and journalists. Is [Emni], the group that is exporting fighters overseas, also the one that was holding James Foley and John Cantlie and Kayla Mueller?” quote by Rukmini Maria Callimachi](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/be9/rukmini-maria-callimachi-34961_aids_one-of-isis-biggest-propaganda-coups-was_1700430.jpg)
![“Neither blows from pitchfork, nor from the lash, can make him change his ways. [Fr., Coups de fourches ni d'etriveres, Ne lui font changer de manieres.]” quote by Jean de La Fontaine](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/edc/jean-de-la-fontaine-2320_blow_neither-blows-from-pitchfork-nor-from-th_2840588.jpg)
![“Condelleza Rice and Colin Powell are both dangerous people. What they did in Haiti [2004 U.S.-backed coup that ousted democratically elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide] is a good measure of it. They destroyed a democracy. They squelched loans that had been approved by the Inter-American…” quote by Randall Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/b93/randall-robinson-16024_approved_condelleza-rice-and-colin-powell-are-bot_1248111.jpg)
![“Nothing exceptional [would happen to the world under a Hillary Clinton's presidency] - things would stay the same: sponsorship of "Color" or "Umbrella" or whatever "revolutions", some more coups, "regime changes", direct invasions, bombing, propaganda warfare against China, Russia, Iran, South…” quote by Andre Vltchek](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/01e/andre-vltchek-5249_american-revolution_nothing-exceptional-would-happen-to-the_1541451.jpg)
![“The world has paid a heavy price for the lack of democracy in most of the Middle East. Operation Ajax [CIA code for the August 1953 coup] taught tyrants and aspiring tyrants there that the world's most powerful governments were willing to tolerate limitless oppression as long as oppressive regimes…” quote by Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/3b6/stephen-kinzer-2514_ajax_the-world-has-paid-a-heavy-price-for-the_2256735.jpg)
![“When [Vladimir] Putin, a former lieutenant-colonel in the KGB, became Russia's president on December 31, 1999 - eight years after the failed coup attempt against (then Soviet leader Mikhail) Gorbachev, and eight years after the people had torn down the statue of Felix Dzerzhinsky, the hated…” quote by Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/bda/garry-kasparov-910_capable_when-vladimir-putin-a-former-lieutenant_1098683.jpg)
![“Brave men are brave from the very first. [Fr., Les hommes valeureux le sont au premier coup.]” quote by Pierre Corneille](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/66d/pierre-corneille-2033_be-brave_brave-men-are-brave-from-the-very-first_508886.jpg)
