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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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The Berlin Wall wasnt the only barrier to fall after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Traditional barriers to the flow of money, trade, people and ideas also fell. – Fareed Zakaria

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War
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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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Government
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Breach of promise is a base surrender of truth. – Mohandas Gandhi

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

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Oaths are the fossils of piety. – George Santayana

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A promise made is a debt unpaid. – Robert Service

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Socialism is like a dream. Sooner or later you wake up to reality. – Sir Winston Churchill

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Night and morning are making promises to each other which neither will be able to keep. – Richard Shelton

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