"In spite of muzzling the press, imprisoning thousands, and engaging in torture, kidnapping and murder, the Socialist government was still vulnerable to the accusation of being "soft on Basques."

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Source : Mark Kurlansky (2010). “The Basque History of the World”, p.294, Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Mark Kurlansky

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“Sex was a great no-no for Americans, so that was obviously an attraction to the writers, and since sex is a great part of most people's lives, it's a great subject.”
“There are two things which make it impossible to believe that this world is the successful work of an all-wise, all-good, and at the same time, all-powerful being; firstly, the misery which abounds in it everywhere; and secondly, the obvious imperfection of its highest product, man, who is a burlesque of what he should be.”
“What some people interpret as brooding melancholy is serenity. I don't feel required to grasp all the time.”
“Because Jesus Christ has prepared Himself from the foundations of the world we can trust Him as one uniquely qualified through the fullness of His love for His Father and us.Â His love, meekness, condescension, knowledge, power, commitment to agency, and obedience combine to bring this elusive peace to all of Godâ€™s children.Â Our peace was purchased by the shedding of the innocent blood of Godâ€™s purest Son.Â Our trust in His capacity to bring us this peace can be complete because that has been part of His work and His glory from the beginning.”
“The political and commercial morals of the United States are not merely food for laughter, they are an entire banquet.”
“One morning, in cool blood, I slipped a noose about its neck and hung it to the limb of a tree; â€” hung it with the tears streaming from my eyes, and with the bitterest remorse at my heart; â€” hung it because I knew that it had loved me, and because I felt it had given me no reason of offence; â€” hung it because I knew that in so doing I was committing a sin â€” a deadly sin that would so jeopardize my immortal soul as to place it â€” if such a thing were possible â€” even beyond the reach of the infinite mercy of the Most Merciful and Most Terrible God.”
“I just got an iPhone, which is cool, but I don't download movies, I don't watch Hulu, I don't have Netflix. I don't do any of that. But I do geek out to music.”
“I think the penny has dropped that the All Blacks aren't automatically just going to be the best team in the world,”

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