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But as the arms-control scholar Thomas Schelling once noted, two t

But as the arms-control scholar Thomas Schelling once noted, two things are very expensive in international life: promises when they succeed and threats when they fail. – Fareed Zakaria

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In a very weak economy, when you say cut government spending, what you mean is youre laying off school teachers and youre de-funding various programs that put money into the economy. This means you have more unemployed people that then draw unemployment benefits and dont pay taxes. – Fareed Zakaria

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During the Cold War, we were interested because we were scared that Russia and the United States were going to go to war. We were scared that Russia was going to take over the world. Every country became a battleground. – Fareed Zakaria

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The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday –but never jam today. – Lewis Carroll

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Thou ought to be nice, even to superstition, in keeping thy promises, and therefore equally cautious in making them. – Thomas Fuller

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One promises much, to avoid giving little. – Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues

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It is useless to hold a person to anything he says while he is in love, drunk, or running for office. – Shirley MacLaine

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