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By the end of World War II, we were the most powerful and least damaged of the great nations. We also had most of the money. America’s hegemony lasted exactly five years.

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It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
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There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise.
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The behaviour of President Bush on 11 September certainly gives rise to not unnatural suspicions.
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The greatest pleasure when I started making money was not buying cars or yachts but finding myself able to have as many freshly typed drafts as possible.
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All in all, I would not have missed this century for the world.
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I never wanted to be a writer. I mean, that’s the last thing I wanted.
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On 16 September 1985, when the Commerce Department announced that the United States had become a debtor nation, the American Empire died.
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Policemen are seldom tried for their crimes, or indeed, held responsible for what they do, which disturbs the peace and causes distress among the orderly.
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Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.
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As for my support for Obama, remember that I was brought up in Washington. It was an all-black city when I was a kid. And I’ve always been very pro-African-American – or whatever phrase we now use.
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You cannot deprive somebody of life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, because that is a right – constitutional right.
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I cannot remember when I was not fascinated by Henry Adams.
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By the end of World War II, we were the most powerful and least damaged of the great nations. We also had most of the money. America’s hegemony lasted exactly five years.

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