European peace movement felt that the deployment of these missiles on European soil, on German soil would be a very great danger… — Petra Kelly Copy Share Image
“In the Soviet Union, for example, shooting or jailing political opponents at first helped the Communist Party and then Josef Stalin gain… — Adam Hochschild Copy Share Image
“It was quiet in the cell. Rubashov heard only the creaking of his steps on the tiles. Six and a half steps… — Arthur Koestler Copy Share Image
If we have a thousand bamboo spears, there's nothing to worry about a war with the Soviet Union. — Sadao Araki Copy Share Image
Famines occur under a colonial administration, like the British Raj in India or for that matter in Ireland, or under military dictators… — Amartya Sen Copy Share Image
When I came to Congress in 1993, the traditional idea that all politics stopped at the water's edge was alive and well.… — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
During the '80s, those you would call the young philosophers of France, such as Bernard-Henri Lévy and [André ] Gluxman, pointed out… — Catherine Camus Copy Share Image
That's what the left is always doing. They have an ideal, and they want people to conform to it. When people don't… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
“It is clear enough why both major propaganda systems insist upon this fantasy. Since its origins, the Soviet State has attempted to… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“Stalin’s appeasement of Hitler had continued with a large increase in deliveries to Germany of grain, fuel, cotton, metals and rubber purchased… — Antony Beevor Copy Share Image
In the West, since the collapse of communism and the fall of the Soviet Union, the one discipline both the official and… — Tariq Ali Copy Share Image
“In the Soviet Union, it's takes more courage to retreat than advance.” — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
Ronald Reagan will be remembered for leading the United States during a time of tremendous international transition - the demise of the… — Mary Landrieu Copy Share Image
If I had to choose between life in the Soviet Union and life in the U. S. A. , I would certainly… — Graham Greene Copy Share Image
“Unlike other dictators, Stalin and his satraps never made the mistake of believing themselves beloved -- on the contrary they saw plots… — Anna Reid Copy Share Image
“Technological innovations that produced certain major components of the United States military cannot be understood as resulting from a qualitative arms race.… — Stephen Peter Rosen Copy Share Image
Russians want to drill in the Arctic. Rex Tillerson has negotiated a multibillion-dollar deal with Exxon to do that drilling. They can't… — Maxine Waters Copy Share Image
I look at Obama, a young man, a good-looking person. That is my first impression, I feel sorry for him. He looks… — Alexander Lukashenko Copy Share Image
People ask if I regret not winning a Stanley Cup, but winning the series against the Soviet Union was the best. It… — Marcel Dionne Copy Share Image
One answer to why public interest in men's tennis has been on the wane in recent years is an essential and unpretty… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
“Perestroika was an impossible idea on the face of it. The Party was setting out to employ its structures of command to… — Masha Gessen Copy Share Image
In short, Israel is the measure of our failings and our incompetence. We have waited for a great leader for years, but… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In the 20th century, the Soviet Union made the state's role absolute. In the long run, this made the Soviet economy totally… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
