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
All democracies turn into dictatorships - but not by coup. The people give their democracy to a dictator, whether it's Julius Caesar… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
When I see the worsening degeneracy in our politicians, our media, our educators, and our intelligentsia, I can't help wondering if the… — Thomas Sowell 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
Love is now, is always. All that is missing is the coup de grâce- which is called passion. — Clarice Lispector Copy Share Image
When I was thinking about what we could do in terms of what production values of Broadway might be able to add… — Alex Timbers 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
What happened in Ukraine? The coup d'état in Ukraine has led to a civil war, because, yes, let's say, many Ukrainians no… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
There are no term limits on His reign. He has always been King and He always will be King. There is no… — Sam Storms 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
My biggest disappointment was, of course, the coup attempts, ... The economy was proceeding very well, but in 1989 we had the… — Corazon Aquino Copy Share Image
Why should we care about the coup? First, because we depend on Yemen's government to support our drone war against another local… — Charles Krauthammer 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
The opponents of perestroika had suffered a defeat, and then they organized the coup. — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
Next time I go into the action - I shall command a hundred men - & possibly I may bring off some… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
It's really funny if two women stand on the House floor. There are usually at least two men who go by and… — Patricia Schroeder Copy Share Image
Not long ago, if you wanted to seize political power in a country you had merely to control the army and the… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
I myself feel that our country, for whose Constitution I fought in a just war, might as well have been invaded by… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
For many years, it seemed as if nothing changed in Norway. You could leave the country for three months, travel the world,… — Jo Nesbo Copy Share Image
In a manner of speaking. As we intend for you to found a dynasty. And that dynasty will rule society until it… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
If cynicism and love lie at opposite ends of a spectrum, do we not sometimes fall in love in order to escape… — Alain de Botton 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
Governments produced by the most banal of electoral victories, like those produced by the crudest of coups d'état, will always feel obliged… — John Ralston Saul Copy Share Image