The history of power politics is nothing but the history of international crime and mass murder.

Karl Popper

The Open Society and Its Enemies

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International politics

Author

Karl Popper

Source

The Open Society and Its Enemies

Genre

Political literature Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1945 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Academic Writer

From

Austria Europe

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Citation

Popper, Karl. The Open Society and Its Enemies. Vol. 2, Routledge, 1995, ch. 25.

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What is hell?
Hell is oneself,
Hell is alone, the other figures in it
Merely projections. There is nothing to escape from
And nothing to escape to. One is always alone.

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The social progress, order, security and peace of each country are necessarily connected with the social progress, order, security and peace of all other countries.

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Pacem in Terris
Medium
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Time
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Another quote from 1945

Owe your banker 1,000 and you are at his mercy; owe him 1 million and the position is reversed.

John Maynard Keynes

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John Maynard Keynes
Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1945 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Keynes, John Maynard. Memo circulated to British War Cabinet. 15 May 1945.

Current Citation

Keynes, John Maynard. "Overseas Financial Policy in Stage III (1945)." The Essential Keynes. Penguin, edited by Robert Skidelsky, 2016.