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Man watches his history on the screen with apathy and an occasional passing flicker of horror or indignation.

~Conor Cruise O'Brien

Topics: Apathy Flicker His History Horror Indignation Man Occasional Passing Screen Watches

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You can safely appeal to the United Nations in the comfortable certainty that it will let you down.

~Conor Cruise O'Brien

Topics: Appeal Certainty Comfortable Down Nations Safely United United Nations Will You

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The main thing that endears the United Nations to member governments, and so enables it to survive, is its proven capacity to fail, and to be seen to fail.

~Conor Cruise O'Brien

Topics: Capacity Enables Fail Governments Main Main Thing Member Nations Proven Seen Survive Thing To Survive United United Nations

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Human nature doesn't include all human beings. There are human beings who are indifferent to politics, religion, virtually anything.

~Conor Cruise O'Brien

Topics: Anything Beings Human Human Beings Human Nature Include Indifferent Nature Politics Religion Virtually Who

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Nothing does more to activate Christian divisions than talk about Christian unity.

~Conor Cruise O'Brien

Topics: About Christian Divisions Does More Nothing Talk Than Unity

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Politician

Born: November 3rd, 1917

Died: December 18th, 2008

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