"Few things reveal more about political leaders and their systems than the manner of their downfall,"

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Source : Antony Beevor (2003). “The Fall of Berlin 1945”, p.30, Penguin

Antony Beevor

#Political Quotes #Leader Quotes #Downfall Quotes

“A spider web of 'patriots for profit', operating from the highest positions of special trust and confidence, have successfully circumvented our constitutional system in pursuit of a New World Order.”
“To talk about the need for perfection in man is to talk about the need for another species. The essence of man is imperfection. Imperfection and blazing contradictions-between mixed good and evil, altruism and selfishness, cooperativeness and combativeness, optimism and fatalism, affirmation and negation.”
“I want you to hear a new version of Dueling Banjos. Anyone else is welcome.”
“Was insanity really easier to accept than unconsciousness?”
“I live in London and I love living in a gun free environment and long may it continue.”
“Learning is often spoken of as if we are watching the open pages of all the books which we have ever read, and then, when occasion arises, we select the right page to read aloud to the universe.”
“For in the end, freedom is a personal and lonely battle; and one faces down fears of today so that those of tomorrow might be engaged.”
“You go though a period of immense pain when reality meets the dream.”

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