The revolutions of my century, the 20th century – the Soviet revolution, or the Chinese, or the revolutions that were fomented in Latin America, such as in Cuba – failed for the most part, a failure which was completely clear by the end of the century....
With hindsight, we see that the Soviet Union never had a chance of world domination, but we didn’t know that then. — Ken Follett Tags: #Hindsight, #Soviet, #Union, #KenFollett, #Welsh, #AuthorMini who’s who: Ken Follett : Welsh Author Born: June 5,...
I found that our Soviet espionage efforts had virtually never, or had very seldom, produced any worthwhile political or economic intelligence on the Soviet Union. — Aldrich Ames Tags: #Political, #Soviet, #Economic, #AldrichAmesMini who’s who: Aldrich Ames...
We will always apply the same principles of collective security, prudent caution, and superior weaponry that enabled us to peacefully prevail in the long cold war against the Soviet Union. — Theodore C. Sorensen Tags: #Security, #Soviet, #Principles,...
Since the end of the Cold War, Soviet aggression had been replaced by a number of particularly venomous threats, from Timothy McVeigh to Osama bin Laden. — Barbara Olson Tags: #Soviet, #Cold, #Threats, #BarbaraOlson, #American, #JournalistMini who’s who:...