For days after the launch, Sputnik was a wonderful curiosity. A man-made moon visible by ordinary citizens, it inspired awe and pride that humans had finally launched an object into space. — David Hoffman Copy Share Image
I have no doubt that aggressively going after wrongdoing can result in real improvement. Fewer wrongdoers in city government means more honest employees; it… — David Hoffman Copy Share
In fact, the same difficulties faced by Reagan in the 1980-s are still there [in the beginning of 21 century]: how do you hit… — David Hoffman Copy Share
Sputnik quickly became one of the three great shocks to hit America - historians say the equal of Pearl Harbor or 9/11. — David Hoffman Copy Share
Despite his deeply-held ideology, Reagan was willing to talk to Gorbachev. He willing to do business with him. We should realize that engaging with… — David Hoffman Copy Share
Scholars have been arguing for a long time whether the Soviet Union could have been turned into some kind of social democracy. I doubt… — David Hoffman Copy Share
Nixon tried to wrap the Soviet Union into a web of agreements that would constrain its behavior. What happened is that many people lost… — David Hoffman Copy Share
With the growing recognition of the value of herbs, it is surely time to examine the professional therapeutic use of these herbs. There are… — David Hoffman Copy Share
For days after the launch, Sputnik was a wonderful curiosity. A man-made moon visible by ordinary citizens, it inspired awe and pride that humans… — David Hoffman Copy Share
Gorbachev was acutely aware of the [USSR] economic problems, and it was central to all he did. He wanted to change the system in… — David Hoffman Copy Share
