"International affairs will be placed on a better footing when it is understood that there is no way of punishing a people for the crimes of its rulers."

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Source : Bernard Berenson (1952). “Rumour and Reflection: 1941:1944”

Bernard Berenson

#People Quotes #Way Quotes #Affair Quotes

“Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.”
“Americans are like Pac Man. We just eat our way through the day. There's always something going into the mouth.”
“The only human being I could tell everything was my sister FranÃ§oise. She and I were so diametrically different; put together we would have been a fantastic woman.”
“When I’m not working I try to go natural and not wear a lot of makeup. I think your skin needs to breathe.”
“As corollaries to the right of every individual to life and to full participation in society, the Declaration incorporated in the list of human rights the right to work and a certain number of economic, social, and cultural rights.”
“If you are not their slaves, you are rebels.”

Source : C L R James (2001). “The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution”, p.378, Penguin UK
“Waiting for the winds of change to sweep the clouds away. Waiting for the rainbow's end to cast its gold your way ... You don't get something for nothing. You can't have freedom for free”
“I look upon The Animals, they were a great band initially, we left our mark, but thing was it was a band that couldn't live up to its name so I soldiered on. On one level, it was devastating for a while. On another level, maybe I should thank them for helping me make my own way in my own career.”

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