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A doctrine is something that pins you down to a given mode of conduct and dozens of situations which you cannot foresee, which is a great mistake in principle.

— George F. Kennan

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Reading, in contrast to sitting before the screen, is not a purely passive exercise.

For the love of God, for the love of your children and of the civilization to which you belong, cease this madness.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Vol. 37 (1981)

Although the Georgian nationalists do not like Stalin, they have every reason to be thankful to him.

World communism is like a malignant parasite which feeds only on diseased tissue.

I have never been any good at training children or dogs; that is why I am no good at training myself.

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