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Of the twenty-two civilizations that have appeared in history, nineteen of them collapsed when they reached the moral state the United States is in now. ↗

— Arnold J. Toynbee

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The man who has allowed his body to deteriorate cuts a pitiful figure - chest collapsed, stomach protruding. ↗

— Gene Tunney

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We were in opposition to the decision to go to war. But after the war happened, it was clear that you could not sit and look-there would be a breeding ground for terrorism or a new collapsed or failed state named Iraq! ↗

— Joschka Fischer

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I remember in 1968 when we were in Cannes, in the festival, and we were supposed to be there 10 days, and the second day the festival collapsed because the French, you know, film-makers raised the red flag in the festival and ended the festival. ↗

— Milos Forman

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Total borrowing has imploded. Private borrowing has collapsed. And, in effect, the Treasury Department is the last borrower left standing. ↗

— Peter Orszag

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Once, the parental bed collapsed because all the children sat on it at once. ↗

— Diane Cilento

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