"But transitions from the politics of violence to……" — Timothy Garton Ash
"But transitions from the politics of violence to democratic compromise are always messy."
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14 Quotes by Timothy Garton Ash
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- That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world,…
- A central claim of the Bush administration's foreign policy is that the spread of democracy in the Middle East is…
- Developments in information technology and globalised media mean that the most powerful military in the history of the world can…
- Canadians tend to be a bit more religious than most Europeans - though not more than the Poles or Ukrainians.…
- I love this country, but the union jack leaves me cold.
- Yet another thing Canadians and Europeans have in common is an obsession with the United States, and with distinguishing themselves…
- To be in Florence is to reflect on Europe's intricate diversity - and its lost creativity.
- After saying yes to Turkey, the EU is having difficulty finding clear and consistent grounds for saying no to other,…
- The key to the survival of liberty in the modern world is the embrace of multiple identities.
- One thing, however, I know with certainty: violence, or the direct threat of violence, of the kind we have seen…
- Nuclear proliferation - the proliferation of WMDs altogether - is one of the greatest dangers of our time.
- I have also been saddened, though hardly surprised, by the weakness of the EU's reaction to the criminal attack on…
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- Beginnings are always messy. — John Galsworthy