"A population weakened and exhausted by battling against……" — Ryszard Kapuscinski
"A population weakened and exhausted by battling against so many obstacles - whose needs are never satisfied and desires never fulfilled - is vulnerable to manipulation and regimentation. The struggle for survival is, above all, an exercise that is hugely time-consuming, absorbing and debilitating. If you create these ''anti-conditions,'' your rule is guaranteed for a hundred years."
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52 Quotes by Ryszard Kapuscinski
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Do not be misled by the fact that you are at liberty and relatively free; that for the moment you…
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More than anything, one is struck by the light. Light everywhere. Brightness everywhere. Everywhere, the sun.
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