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"Remember the words of Chairman Mao: 'It's always darkest before it's totally black.'."
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"The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them."
"Cynicism is full of naive disappointments."
"I foresee that man will resign himself each day to new abominations, and soon that only bandits and soldiers will be left."
"My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists."
"Pessimists are not boring. Pessimists are right. Pessimists are superfluous."
"Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself."
"I found, when I left, that there were others who felt the same way. We'd meet, they'd come and seek me out, we'd talk about the future. And I found that their depression and pessimism was every bit as acute as mine."
"Seeing the glass as half empty is more positive than seeing it as half full. Through such a lens the only choice is to pour more. That is righteous pessimism."
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"The tea partiers are a great addition. The tea partiers have invigorated a base that has been dormant for a long period of time. We're going to have a broad array of different views in our Republican conference, and I think it might be more interesting than any I've been in in a long time."
"The American people want us to stop spending. And so let's just give them some certainty. Let's extend the tax - the existing tax cuts. And then let's give some more tax breaks to small businesses and large. And then maybe the American people will have some confidence."
"Our armed forces will fight for peace in Iraq, a peace built on more secure foundations than are found today in the Middle East. Even more important, they will fight for two human conditions of even greater value than peace: liberty and justice."
"War is wretched beyond description, and only a fool or a fraud could sentimentalize its cruel reality."
"We must win in Iraq. If we withdraw, there will be chaos; there will be genocide; and they will follow us home."
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