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Whatever else it was, Adolf Hitlers short-lived regime was also a

Whatever else it was, Adolf Hitlers short-lived regime was also a colossal industrial process by which the wealth and productive power of much of Europe was wrenched from its normal purposes and converted into a machine for killing. – James Buchan

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Even before he came to power in 1997, Gordon Brown promised to change the accounts to parliament from simple litanies of cash in and cash out, to a more commercial system that took notice of the public property the departments were using. This system is known as resource accounting. – James Buchan

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One of the consequences of the Iranian revolution has been an explosion of history. A country once known only from British consular reports and intrepid travelogues is now awash with historical documents, letters, diaries, grainy video, weblogs and secret police files of questionable authenticity. – James Buchan

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Saudi Arabia is a puritanical state that claims a monopoly of wisdom and virtue. – James Buchan

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A few great minds are enough to endow humanity with monstrous power, but a few great hearts are not enough to make us worthy of using it. – Jean Rostand

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All the idols made by man, however terrifying they may be, are in point of fact subordinate to him, and that is why he will always have it in his power to destroy them. – Simone de Beauvoir

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The power I exert on the court depends on the power of my arguments, not on my gender. – Sandra Day OConnor

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Appreciate the power of rumor, often malicious, no matter how preposterous, within the local populations you are seeking to help. – Alvin Adams

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