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Ram Kaushik
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“It was simply noted in American military reports that “chemical agents” were being used extensively against civilian targets. Iraq was more important to the United States than the principles of international law—and more important than the victims.103”
― The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
― The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
“That’s the thing about religion. You never know how much is divine inspiration, and how much is bureaucratic packaging.”
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“When an Indian overcharges a Britisher, it is fraud. When a Britisher overcharges an Indian, it is capitalism.”
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“Those haughty English aristocrats are like that. Tough babies. Comes of treading the peasantry underfoot with an iron heel, I guess.”
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“Of course' said Joe, 'I quite realize that in an institution like this, you must have discipline. Please don't think me a foolish sentimentalist. If the order has gone out that the gang is to play croquet, and Number 6408, let us say, wants to play hopscotch, naturally you have to be firm. But discipline is one thing, harshness another. There is a difference between firmness and brutality.”
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