A Quote by Richard Flanagan

For much of the latter part of the 20th century, Australia seemed to be opening up to something large and good. It believed itself a generous country, the land of the 'fair go.'

Richard Flanagan

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Richard Flanagan
Australian - Writer
Born: 1961

England was the first true colonial power to use its dominion over a large part of Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, North America, and many Caribbean islands, in the first half of the 20th century.

Fidel Castro

Conservatism accomplished a lot of its goals in the latter part of the 20th century. What does 21st-century conservatism look like?

Steve Schmidt

The 20th century taught us how far unbridled evil can and will go when the world fails to confront it. It is time that we heed the lessons of the 20th century and stand up to these murderers. It is time that we end genocide in the 21st century.

Allyson Schwartz

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Martin Flanagan

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James Murphy

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Clement Attlee

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Yasumasa Morimura

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Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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David Starkey

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Stephen Ambrose

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Elie Wiesel

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