The Soviet assumption that all other political life-forms and beliefs were inherently and immutably hostile was the simple and central cause of that Cold War.
To congratulate oneself on one's warm commitment to the environment, or to peace, or to the oppressed, and think no more is a profound moral fault. - Robert Conquest
To congratulate oneself on one's warm commitment to the environment, or to peace, or to the oppressed, and think no more is a profound moral fault.
- Robert Conquest
The behavior of any bureaucratic organization can best be understood by assuming that it is controlled by a secret cabal of its enemies. - Robert Conquest
The behavior of any bureaucratic organization can best be understood by assuming that it is controlled by a secret cabal of its enemies.
You made a point about proof. In this sort of history we do nt have proof... Yet... the incontrovertibility of the evidence can be plain even when it… - Robert Conquest
You made a point about proof. In this sort of history we do nt have proof... Yet... the incontrovertibility of the evidence can be plain even when it…
We still find, especially in parts of academe, the damaging notion that everything is a struggle for power, or being empowered, or hegemony, or oppre… - Robert Conquest
We still find, especially in parts of academe, the damaging notion that everything is a struggle for power, or being empowered, or hegemony, or oppre…
The Soviet assumption that all other political life-forms and beliefs were inherently and immutably hostile was the simple and central cause of that … - Robert Conquest
The Soviet assumption that all other political life-forms and beliefs were inherently and immutably hostile was the simple and central cause of that …
Everyone is a reactionary about subjects he understands. - Robert Conquest
Everyone is a reactionary about subjects he understands.
The Idea of Anti-imperialism is... to be considered on several grounds. First, it is traditionally pervasive in the United States, though given its m… - Robert Conquest
The Idea of Anti-imperialism is... to be considered on several grounds. First, it is traditionally pervasive in the United States, though given its m…
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