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The readings of Soviet society are as many as the experts you speak to. In my view, it's a society that is overdue for measures of democratization and organization.

~E. P. Thompson

Topics: Democratization Experts Many Measures Organization Readings Society Soviet Speak View You

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For two decades the state has been taking liberties, and these liberties were once ours.

~E. P. Thompson

Topics: Been Decades Liberties Once Ours State Taking Two Were

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I am convinced that we are in a terminal process.

~E. P. Thompson

Topics: Am Convinced Process Terminal I Am

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I don't care tuppence whether I'm forced into a leadership position or not. I'd much sooner not.

~E. P. Thompson

Topics: Care Forced Leadership Much Position Sooner Whether

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I have become a prisoner of the peace movement. But you can't say that the termination is coming and then say that you are going back to your own garden to dig.

~E. P. Thompson

Topics: Back Become Coming Dig Garden Going Movement Own Peace Prisoner Say Termination Then You Your

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I will hear no talk that there are no intermediate-range weapons on the NATO side.

~E. P. Thompson

Topics: Hear Nato Side Talk Weapons Will

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I think you will find scientists that think like you in Germany and Britain, and you will find politicians that think like Weinberger. I think the most bellicose ruling group in the Western world at the moment is the British.

~E. P. Thompson

Topics: Britain British Find Germany Group Like Moment Most Politicians Ruling Scientists Think Western Western World Will World You I Think

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There are no European voices at Geneva, there are no European voices at START.

~E. P. Thompson

Topics: European Geneva Start Voices

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Could I interrupt here, because there is an alternative explanation, which you are particularly well placed to examine. You know the argument that it is the alchemists in the laboratories who invent the sweet new kits.

~E. P. Thompson

Topics: Alternative Argument Because Could Examine Explanation Here Interrupt Invent Know New Particularly Placed Sweet Well Which Who You

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The missiles come first, and the justifications come second.

~E. P. Thompson

Topics: Come First Missiles Second

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Historian

Born: February 3rd, 1924

Died: August 28th, 1993

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