#destroyed

For in this century, within the next decades, will be decided for generations whether all mankind is to become Communist, whether the whole world is to become free, or whether, in the struggle, civilization as we know it is to be completely destroyed or completely changed. ↗

— Whittaker Chambers

#century #changed #civilization #communist #completely

When runaway inflation and bank failures struck in Germany in the 1920s, the middle class was destroyed, which led directly to the rise of the Nazis. ↗

— Nick Clooney

#class #destroyed #directly #failures #germany

Conservatives may believe that impoverished borrowers destroyed Wall Street. But we liberals will not fool ourselves that stupid bankers sank conservatism for good. ↗

— Thomas Frank

#believe #borrowers #conservatism #conservatives #destroyed

Conservatism clings to what has been established, fearing that, once we begin to question the beliefs that we have inherited, all the values of life will be destroyed. ↗

— Morris Raphael Cohen

#begin #beliefs #clings #conservatism #destroyed

The differences between revolution in art and revolution in politics are enormous. Revolution in art lies not in the will to destroy but in the revelation of what has already been destroyed. Art kills only the dead. ↗

— Harold Rosenberg

#art #art lies #been #between #dead

Friendship, like love, is destroyed by long absence, though it may be increased by short intermissions. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#destroyed #friendship #increased #like #long

I developed a deep sadness for celebrities, a pity that they often are caught in a plastic world that runs too hard and too fast, and that many times that world means destroyed relationships with everyone they know and love. ↗

— Karen Kingsbury

#celebrities #deep #destroyed #developed #everyone

By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed. ↗

— Sallust

#discord #greatest #smallest #states #thrive

After all, we didn't bring democracy to Germany in 1945; Hitler destroyed democracy there first. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

#bring #democracy #destroyed #first #germany

The decision by France to resume nuclear testing in the South Pacific has destroyed this hope and raised a storm of protest at home, in the South Pacific and thankfully around the world. ↗

— Jenny Shipley

#decision #destroyed #france #home #hope