"The Russians succeeded, I believe, beyond their wildest expectations. Their first objective in the election was to sow discontent, discord, and disruption in our political life, and they have succeeded to a fare-thee-well. They have accelerated, amplified the polarization and the divisiveness in this country and they've undermined our democratic system. They wanted to create doubt in the minds of the public about our government and about our system; and they succeeded to a fare-thee-well. They've been emboldened and they will continue to do this."

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Source : Source: www.politico.com

James R. Clapper

#Country Quotes #Believe Quotes #Expectations Quotes

“The best way to find out whether you're on the right path? Stop looking at the path.”
“Stories, like conjuring tricks, are invented because history is inadequate for our dreams.”
“Marriage: that I call the will of two to create the one who is more than those who created it.”
“I'd never been a good damsel in distress. I was a "hands-on" damsel.”

Source : Jennifer Armintrout (2007). “Blood Ties Book Two: Possession”, p.106, MIRA
“I think it was when I was 12 when I entered a singing competition. I sang my own original song for an audience of 1,000 people.”

Source : "Birdy Releases Debut Album". Interview with Emily Laurence, www.seventeen.com. March 16, 2012.
“Pleasure and distress, fear and courage, desire and aversion, where have these affections and experiences their seat?Clearly, either in the Soul alone, or in the Soul as employing the body, or in some third entity deriving from both. And for this third entity, again, there are two possible modes: it might be either a blend or a distinct form due to the blending.”
“I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me the most civilised music in the world.”
“A man without a bias cannot write interesting history - if indeed such a man exists.”

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