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marmar

(79,591 posts)
Thu Sep 11, 2014, 09:28 AM Sep 2014

In the words of Howard Zinn ........... [View all]


[font size="4"]Most wars, after all, present themselves as humanitarian endeavors to help people.


When people don't understand that the government doesn't have their interests in mind, they're more susceptible to go to war.


In the United States today, the Declaration of Independence hangs on schoolroom walls, but foreign policy follows Machiavelli.[/font]

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/h/howard_zinn.html





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autoZinnDURec KG Sep 2014 #1
bumpersticker corollary alterfurz Sep 2014 #2
GW Bush: "Money trumps peace." woo me with science Sep 2014 #3
Zinnrec L0oniX Sep 2014 #4
DURec leftstreet Sep 2014 #5
that middle paragraph is going to prove to be a problem this time yurbud Sep 2014 #6
marmar, you nailed it with the Zinn quote. saidsimplesimon Sep 2014 #7
Machiavelli, Michael Ledeen's hero. I believe he wrote a book about Machiavelli. The neocons sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #10
Thank you sabrina, "Michael Ledeen's hero" saidsimplesimon Sep 2014 #11
Let's rename columbus day LittleGirl Sep 2014 #8
du rec. xchrom Sep 2014 #9
Isn't he under the bus? BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #12
That one will leave a mark Puzzledtraveller Sep 2014 #13
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