1990s

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Military force—especially when wielded by an outside power—just cannot bring order in a country that cannot govern itself.

Robert McNamara

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Topic

Military strategy Political theory War

Author

Robert McNamara

Language

English

Time

1995 1990s 20th century

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Citation

McNamara, Robert. In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam. Random House, 1995. Originally published in the Daily Telegraph, 10 Apr. 1995.

There are no races: there is nothing in the world that can do all we ask race to do for us.

Kwame Anthony Appiah

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Topic

Race

Author

Kwame Anthony Appiah

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Appiah, Kwame Anthony. In My Father's House: Africa in the Philosophy of Culture. Methuen/Oxford University Press, 1992, ch. 2.

Never believe governments, not any of them, not a word they say; keep an untrusting eye on all they do.

Martha Gellhorn

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Topic

Lying and politics Government

Author

Martha Gellhorn

Source

The Daily Telegraph

Medium

Obituary Newspaper

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1998 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Gellhorn, Martha. "Obituary." Daily Telegraph, 17 Feb. 1998.

Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory and a sterner sense of justice than we do.

Wendell Berry

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Topic

Environmental destruction Nature

Author

Wendell Berry

Language

English

Time

1995 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Berry, Wendell. Quoted in The Dying of the Trees, written by Charles E. Little. Viking Press, 1995, endorsement, back cover.

To trust your intuition is exactly the opposite of any sort of formal education.

Chris Burden

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Topic

Intuition Education

Speaker

Chris Burden

Source

Failure: Documents of Contemporary Art

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Burden, Chris. Failure: Documents of Contemporary Art, edited by Lisa Le Feuvre. MIT Press, 2010. Originally spoken during an interview with John Bewley, c. 2010.

Thanks to the interstate highway system, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without seeing anything.

Charles Kuralt

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Topic

Travel America

Author

Charles Kuralt

Source

On the Road with Charles Kuralt

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Kuralt, Charles. "On the Road" The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite. CBS News Productions, c. 1980.

There must be many fathers around the country who have experienced the cruellest, most crushing rejection of all: their children have ended up supporting the wrong team.

Nick Hornby

Fever Pitch

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Topic

Sports Fatherhood Fathers and children

Author

Nick Hornby

Source

Fever Pitch

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Hornby, Nick. Fever Pitch: A Fan's Life. Victor Gollancz, 1992.