History gets thicker as it approaches recent times.
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Lenin was the first to discover that capitalism 'inevitably' caused war; and he discovered this only when the First World War was already being fought. Of course he was right. Since every great state was capitalist in 1914.
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The great armies, accumulated to provide security and preserve the peace, carried the nations to war by their own weight.
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The greatest problem about old age is the fear that it may go on too long.
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The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism.
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Psychoanalysts believe that the only 'normal' people are those who cause no trouble either to themselves or anyone else.
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