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title: "3 Russia Lost Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [“But if Americans chose to pit themselves against Russia, thinking she was feeble and weak, they would be surprised. A student in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-matthews/but-if-americans-chose-to-pit-themselves-against-russia-thinking-she/)

[Jason Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-matthews/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba4/jason-matthews-12029_cold-war_but-if-americans-chose-to-pit-themselves_846108.jpg)

> [Russia has lost an empire but not yet found a role. Russia has to decide what it wants to be. And as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-garton-ash/russia-has-lost-an-empire-but-not-yet-found-a-role-russia-has-to/)

[Timothy Garton Ash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-garton-ash/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b81/timothy-garton-ash-15575_britain_russia-has-lost-an-empire-but-not-yet-fo_1187068.png)

> [If the estimate of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs is correct, then Russia has lost the cold war in western Europe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-lippmann/if-the-estimate-of-the-house-committee-on-foreign-affairs-is-correct/)

[Walter Lippmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-lippmann/)

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