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# Gabriel Kolko

(1932–2014)   Historian

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Gabriel Kolko was a historian.

## Quick Facts About Gabriel Kolko

Born August 17, 1932

Died May 19, 2014

Profession Historian

## About Gabriel Kolko

American historian (1932–2014)... \| Gabriel Morris Kolko was an American New Left historian. His research interests included American capitalism and political history, the Progressive Era, and U.S. foreign policy in the 20th century. One of the best-known revisionist historians to write about the Cold War, he was also credited as "an

##  Quotes by Gabriel Kolko

> [Despite the large number of mergers, and the growth in the absolute size of many corporations, the dominant tendency in the American…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-kolko/despite-the-large-number-of-mergers-and-the-growth-in-the-absolute/)

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[20th century](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/20th-century/)

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> [Many in the American military have learned the fundamental dilemma of modern warfare: More money and better weapons don't mean that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-kolko/many-in-the-american-military-have-learned-the-fundamental-dilemma-of/)

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[American military](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-military/)

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> [The entire banking movement, at all crucial stages, was centralized in the hands of a few men who for years were linked,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-kolko/the-entire-banking-movement-at-all-crucial-stages-was-centralized-in/)

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[Banking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/banking/)

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> [The fundamental assumption that the United States retains the right and obligation to intervene in the Third World in any way it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-kolko/the-fundamental-assumption-that-the-united-states-retains-the-right/)

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[America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/)

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