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Political movements and mega sporting events have always gone hand in hand. In 1980, there were Cold War boycotts in Moscow and again in 1984 during Los Angeles Games.

~Eduardo Paes

Topics: Again Always Angeles Boycott Cold Cold War Events Games Gone Hand Los Los Angeles Moscow Movements Political War Were

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Those of my generation who grew up in the midst of the Cold War had a very, very strong awareness and very much were sort of influenced by the demonization of the Soviet Union, whether that was through the Cuban Missile Crisis or duck-and-cover, or any of those things that so affected us then.

~Edward Zwick

Topics: Affected Any Awareness Cold Cold War Crisis Cuban Cuban Missile Crisis Generation Grew Had Influenced Midst Missile Much My Generation Sort Soviet Soviet Union Strong Then Things Those Through Union Up Us Very War Were Whether Who

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By the time I got to college, the Cold War was basically over.

~Elif Batuman

Topics: Basically By The Time Cold Cold War College Got Over Time War

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American power remains today what it was in the Second World War and the Cold War: the greatest force for freedom in the world.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: American Cold Cold War Force Freedom Greatest Power Remains Second Second World War Today War World World War

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At the height of the Cold War, when Ronald Reagan was president, the Soviets and their allies and satellites did not shirk human rights debates with the West. They had their arguments ready.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Allies Argument Cold Cold War Debates Did Had Height Human Human Rights President Ready Reagan Rights Ronald Reagan Satellites Shirk Soviets War West

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The magnificent army that fought in Desert Storm is a great army, and it still is a magnificent army today. But it was one we designed for the Cold War, and the Cold War has been over for ten years now.

~Eric Shinseki

Topics: Army Been Cold Cold War Desert Designed Fought Great Magnificent Now Over Still Storm Ten Ten Years Today War Years

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I am an armor officer. I grew up as a part of the team that helped to field M-1s and M-60-A3s to the army back in 1980s. It's still a magnificent tank, and we designed it for the Cold War and Central Europe.

~Eric Shinseki

Topics: Am Armor Army Back Central Cold Cold War Designed Europe Field Grew Helped Magnificent Officer Part Still Tank Team Up War I Am 1980S

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During the Cold War, we were interested because we were scared that Russia and the United States were going to go to war. We were scared that Russia was going to take over the world. Every country became a battleground.

~Fareed Zakaria

Topics: Became Because Cold Cold War Country Every Go Going Interested Over Russia Scared States Take United United States War Were World

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The Berlin Wall wasn't the only barrier to fall after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Traditional barriers to the flow of money, trade, people and ideas also fell.

~Fareed Zakaria

Topics: After Also Barrier Barriers Berlin Berlin Wall Cold Cold War Collapse End Fall Fell Flow Ideas Money Only People Soviet Soviet Union Trade Traditional Union Wall War

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After America won the Cold War, some believed we had come to the 'end of history,' and budget-cutters celebrated the so-called 'peace dividend.' As a result, we ignored the toxic mixture of militant Islam and terror that ultimately led to 9/11.

~Frank Gaffney

Topics: After America Believed Celebrated Cold Cold War Come End Had History Ignored Islam Led Militant Mixture Peace Result So-Called Some Terror Toxic Ultimately War Won

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