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title: "3 Sophal Ear Quotes - Famous Scientist"
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# Sophal Ear

(1964)   Scientist

 **3** quotes in **41** categories

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Sophal Ear is a scientist.

## Quick Facts About Sophal Ear

Born November 30, 1964

Profession Scientist

## About Sophal Ear

Cambodian-American political scientist and expert in political economy, diplomacy, world affairs, and international development... \| Sophal Ear is a Cambodian-American political scientist and expert in political economy, diplomacy, world affairs, and international development. A refugee from Cambodia, he studied at Princeton University and at the University of California, Berkeley. He has published extensively on Cambodian genoci

##  Quotes by Sophal Ear

> [You know the John Lennon song 'Imagine'? 'Imagine no possessions, no religion'? That's what it was like in Cambodia. The only thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophal-ear/you-know-the-john-lennon-song-imagine-imagine-no-possessions-no/)

[Sophal Ear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophal-ear/)

[Cambodia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cambodia/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f81/sophal-ear-88026_cambodia_you-know-the-john-lennon-song-imagine-im_30872.jpg)

> [A culture of dialogue is breaking down and giving way to a culture of threats and impunity, you can see the strategy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophal-ear/a-culture-of-dialogue-is-breaking-down-and-giving-way-to-a-culture-of/)

[Sophal Ear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophal-ear/)

[Breaking down](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/breaking-down/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89f/sophal-ear-88026_breaking-down_a-culture-of-dialogue-is-breaking-down-a_660639.jpg)

> [From 1965 to 1973, more munitions fell on Cambodia than on all of World War II Japan, including the two nuclear bombs of August 1945.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophal-ear/from-1965-to-1973-more-munitions-fell-on-cambodia-than-on-all-of/)

[Sophal Ear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophal-ear/)

[August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/august/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc1/sophal-ear-88026_august_from-1965-to-1973-more-munitions-fell-on_2823331.jpg)

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