"A nation's path to greatness lies in its economic prowess and ... militarism, empire, and aggression lead to a dead end."

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Source : Fareed Zakaria (2011). “The Post-American World: Release 2.0 (International Edition)”, p.108, W. W. Norton & Company

Fareed Zakaria

#Lying Quotes #Greatness Quotes #Empires Quotes

“Failure is not the absence of success. Failure is the neglect of trying.”
“I just hope I don't become so blissful I become boring. I think I'll always be neurotic enough to do something weird.”
“The Bill of Rights is not a suicide pact.”
“Session musicians kind of respected me because what I was talking about made sense. That all came from an education. Believe me, education does you more good. Maybe that's the reason I've been around so long.”
“A man taking basil from a woman will love her always.”
“It is unlikely Yanukovich won. If he did, his government made it impossible to determine.”

Source : "Go Orange!". National Review Online Interview, www.nationalreview.com. November 30, 2004.
“Human history is highly nonlinear and unpredictable.”
“I don't need to live my art and almost die to understand my heroines. I want to love my sons, live quietly, eat good food, have meaningful friendships in and out of work and have a very large wine collection.”

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