WIST Quotations

Snyder, Timothy -- Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning, “Conclusion: Our World” (2015)

Dave — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 14:24:46 +0000

The ideal capitalism envisioned by advocates of the free market depends upon social virtues and wise policies that it does not itself generate.

Timothy Snyder (b. 1969) American historian, author
Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning, “Conclusion: Our World” (2015)
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Van Creveld, Martin -- “Only a wall will keep them from each other’s throats,” The Telegraph (17 Mar 2002)

Dave — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 18:51:55 +0000

As Israel’s own history shows, fighting a stronger opponent will cause a society to unite, but combating a weaker one will cause it to split and disintegrate.

Martin van Creveld b. 1946) Israeli military historian and theorist
“Only a wall will keep them from each other’s throats,” The Telegraph (17 Mar 2002)
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Adams, Henry -- The Education of Henry Adams, ch. 7 (1907)

Dave — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 05:42:44 +0000

A friend in power is a friend lost.

Henry Adams (1838-1918) American journalist, historian, academic, novelist
The Education of Henry Adams, ch. 7 (1907)