"Desperation is a fact of life in many……" — Anthony Lewis
"Desperation is a fact of life in many poor, overcrowded countries."
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20 Quotes by Anthony Lewis
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We Americans have a sense of ourselves as a moral people. We have led the way in the fight for…
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Over many years, the United States has worked to persuade and compel governments around the world to abide by the…
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I was covering the Supreme Court when it decided Gideon v. Wainright, and the case has always had special meaning…
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Even a competent lawyer may not be able to mount an adequate defense against the state, with all its resources,…
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Faith in reason was the foundation stone of the United States.
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With one terrible exception, the Civil War, law and the Constitution have kept America whole and free.
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I am an optimist about America.
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Freedom under law is hard work. If rulers cannot be trusted with arbitrary power, it is up to citizens to…
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The only way to security for Israel and a humane life for Palestinians in their own land is political. No…
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The Nuremberg trials of Nazi leaders, in open court before an international tribunal, had a profound long-term effect in bringing…
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Attacking the indecency of life in much of the Southern Hemisphere is no longer a matter of grace, of charity,…
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We have learned by now, or should have, that the best-intended designers of aid programs can make ghastly mistakes in…
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More Countries Quotes
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Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause…
— Mahmoud Abbas
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In some places women have all the rights they deserve and in others there are big restrictions - in some…
— Michelle Bachelet
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I don't want the United States to be in a global economy where our economic future is bound to that…
— Michele Bachmann
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I was a devil in other countries, and I was a little devil in America, too.
— Josephine Baker
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I'll put it frankly - Britain has more influence in China than Norway or Switzerland, with all respect for the…
— Jose Manuel Barroso
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Norway or Switzerland are two marvelous countries, I very much admire, the most advanced countries in the world in fact…
— Jose Manuel Barroso
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A country like Belgium, or socialist countries in central Europe spend more money on art education than the United States,…
— Mikhail Baryshnikov
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But the West is trying to weaken Islam from outside and inside. They attack our people and invade our countries…
— Abu Bakar Bashir
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When people move from poor countries to America, they quickly adapt in at least one way - their consumption habits.
— Gary Bauer
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Countries around the world are celebrating new oil and natural gas discoveries that hold the promise of greater prosperity for…
— Bob Beauprez
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In expressing love we belong among the undeveloped countries.
— Saul Bellow
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I have, thanks to my travels, added to my stock all the superstitions of other countries. I know them all…
— Sarah Bernhardt
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