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When I grew up, in Taiwan, the Korean War was seen as a good war, where America protected Asia. It was sort of an extension of World War II. And it was, of course, the peak of the Cold War. People in Taiwan were generally proAmerican. The Korean War made Japan. And then the Vietnam War made Taiwan. There is some truth to that.

~Ang Lee

Topics: America Asia Cold Cold War Course Extension Generally Good Grew Japan Korean Korean War Made Peak People Protected Seen Some Sort Taiwan Then Truth Up Vietnam Vietnam War War Were Where World World War World War Ii

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Overcoming the Cold War required courage from the people of Central and Eastern Europe and what was then the German Democratic Republic, but it also required the steadfastness of Western partner over many decades when many had long lost hope of integration of the two Germanys and Europe.

~Angela Merkel

Topics: Also Central Cold Cold War Courage Decades Democratic Democratic Republic Eastern Eastern Europe Europe German Had Hope Integration Long Lost Many Over Overcoming Partner People Republic Required Steadfastness Then Two War Western

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We've always had this experience that things take long, but I'm 100% convinced that our principles will in the end prevail. No one knew how the Cold War would end at the time, but it did end. This is within our living experience... I'm surprised at how fainthearted we sometimes are and how quickly we lose courage.

~Angela Merkel

Topics: Always Cold Cold War Convinced Courage Did End Experience Had How In The End Knew Living Long Lose Our Prevail Principles Quickly Sometimes Surprised Take Things Time War Will Within Would

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Well, I actually grew up in the sixties. I feel very lucky, actually, that that was my slice of time that I was dealt. Let's remember that the real motivation in the sixties, and even in the fifties, was the Cold War.

~Ann Druyan

Topics: Actually Cold Cold War Dealt Even Feel Fifties Grew Lucky Motivation Real Remember Sixties Slice Time Up Very War Well I Feel

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The Cold War had become a battlefield marked by doublespeak. Disguise, distortion, and deception were accepted as reality. Truth was promised in a serum.

~Annie Jacobsen

Topics: Accepted Battlefield Become Cold Cold War Deception Disguise Distortion Had Marked Promised Reality Truth War Were

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The CIA teamed up with Army, Air Force and Naval Intelligence to run one of the most nefarious, classified, enhanced interrogation programs of the Cold War. The work took place inside a clandestine facility in the American zone of occupied Germany, called Camp King.

~Annie Jacobsen

Topics: Air Air Force American Army Camp Cia Classified Cold Cold War Enhanced Facility Force Germany Inside Intelligence Interrogation King Most Naval Occupied Place Programs Run Took Up War Work Zone

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With stealth technology, the U.S. could spy on its Cold War adversaries without running the risk of getting caught.

~Annie Jacobsen

Topics: Adversaries Caught Cold Cold War Could Getting Risk Running Spy Stealth Technology War Without

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For decades, the men at Area 51 thought they'd take their secrets to the grave. At the height of the Cold War, they cultivated anonymity while pursuing some of the country's most covert projects. Conspiracy theories were left to popular imagination.

~Annie Jacobsen

Topics: Anonymity Area Cold Cold War Conspiracy Country Covert Cultivated Decades Grave Height Imagination Left Men Most Popular Projects Pursuing Secrets Some Take Theories Thought War Were While

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When WWII ended, the Cold War started, and the interest of the Western world was not to completely break Germany. So all those Nazis who had been controlling the country now had the power to rebuild it. I think there were many of them who just continued their life in society; it's a very known fact.

~Arnon Goldfinger

Topics: Been Break Cold Cold War Continue Controlling Country Ended Fact Germany Had Interest Just Known Life Many Now Power Rebuild Society Started Them Think Those Very War Were Western Western World Who World Wwii I Think

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You must keep in mind that Pakistan has suffered the aftermaths of the Cold War, and that Cold War had left deep imprints on our society. We were the worst sufferers from the ills of the Afghan war.

~Asif Ali Zardari

Topics: Afghan Cold Cold War Deep Had Ills Keep Left Mind Must Our Pakistan Society Suffered War Were Worst You

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