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In the First World War, there was the sudden passion of nationalism, and the killing took place because of these emotions. But the Soviet case is different, because you had systematic murder, like the Holocaust.Ryszard Kapuscinski
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Amin is the shame of the whole world. The fact that he managed to rule so long and commit so many crimes was only possible thanks to the hypocrisy of the East and the West who were waging the Cold War for world domination.Ryszard Kapuscinski
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I remember that during the period leading up to independence in Angola in 1975, I was the only correspondent there at all for three months.Ryszard Kapuscinski
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The official independence celebration was going to be held over four or five days, and a group of journalists from all over the world was allowed to fly in, because Angola was closed otherwise.Ryszard Kapuscinski
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There are several reasons why Russians view the oppressive state positively. First, in the Russian Orthodox religion, there is an understanding of authority as something sent by God.Ryszard Kapuscinski
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In the Russian experience, although the Russian state is oppressive, it is their state, it is part of their fabric, and so the relation between Russian citizens and their state is complicated.Ryszard Kapuscinski
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My writing is a combination of three elements. The first is travel: not travel like a tourist, but travel as exploration. The second is reading literature on the subject. The third is reflection.Ryszard Kapuscinski
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Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands.Ryszard Kapuscinski