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• Some philosophers see into themselves, and some into their times; still others forge an alliance with the future.

  David Berlinski

  Time, Future, Philosopher

  David Berlinski (2000). “The Advent of the Algorithm: The Idea that Rules the World”, Houghton Mifflin

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• In 1491 the Inka ruled the greatest empire on earth. Bigger than Ming Dynasty China, bigger than Ivan the Great’s expanding Russia, bigger than Songhay in the Sahel or powerful Great Zimbabwe in the West Africa tablelands, bigger than the cresting Ottoman Empire, bigger than the Triple Alliance (as the Aztec empire is more precisely known), bigger by far than any European state, the Inka dominion extended over a staggering thirty-two degrees of latitude—as if a single power held sway from St. Petersburg to Cairo.

  Charles C. Mann

  Powerful, Russia, Aztec

  Charles C. Mann (2006). “1491 (Second Edition): New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus”, p.74, Vintage

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• Great souls by instinct to each other turn, demand alliance, and in friendship burn.

  Joseph Addison

  Soul, Lost Friendship, Demand

  Joseph Addison, Henry George Bohn, Richard Hurd (1856). “The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison: Poems on several occasions. Poemata. Dialogues upon the usefulness of ancient medals, especially in relation to the Latin and Greek poets. Remarks on several parts of Italy, in the years 1701, 1702, 1703”, p.45

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• In short, no association or alliance can be happy or stable without me. People can't long tolerate a ruler, nor can a master his servant, a maid her mistress, a teacher his pupil, a friend his friend nor a wife her husband, a landlord his tenant, a soldier his comrade nor a party-goer his companion, unless they sometimes have illusions about each other, make use of flattery, and have the sense to turn a blind eye and sweeten life for themselves with the honey of folly.

  Desiderius Erasmus

  Teacher, Husband, Party

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• The American people are not naifs who yearn for isolationism, but they are starting to ask some hard questions about the way we have been doing business for 50 years, and it may well be time to grant the French, Canadians, Germans, Turks, South Koreans, and a host of others their wishes for independence from us: polite friendship - but no alliances, no bases, no money, no trade concessions, and no more begging for the privilege of protecting them.

  Victor Davis Hanson

  Years, People, Independence

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• I would be quite happy to see the Northern Alliance steam across northern Afghanistan and take Kabul.

  Geoff Hoon

  Would Be, Kabul, Steam

  "British troops in Afghanistan", www.cnn.com. November 11, 2001.

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• The Japan-U.S. alliance is an irreplaceable alliance. And I would like to further consolidate and broaden that alliance.

  Shinzo Abe

  Japan, Irreplaceable

  "Shinzo Abe Talk Asia interview". www.cnn.com. April 30, 2007.

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• Giving the Linus Torvalds Award to the Free Software Foundation is a bit like giving the Han Solo Award to the Rebel Alliance.

  Richard Stallman

  Learning, Awards, Giving

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• It is important not to allow ever wider coalition-building to become an end in itself. As we saw in the Gulf War of 1990, international pressures, particularly those exerted from within an alliance, can result in the failure to follow actions through and so leave future problems unresolved.

  Margaret Thatcher

  War, Important, Pressure

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• Commenting on the decisions of the Bowl Alliance regarding WAC teams: It's a step, no question. Obviously, it's not what any of us wanted, but it's at least a step. We can now say we're part of the Alliance. However, I hope it's not perceived that they bought us off and we're going to go away. It's not fair. It's not right; we still need to fight. We can't let them go away and hide. Other schools are taking a major share of the pot, and that's still a major sore point as far as I'm concerned. But at least this is a step, and better than what we had in the past.

  LaVell Edwards

  Team, School, Fighting

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• Highly complementary airline alliances and mergers can bring important benefits to passengers by connecting networks, offering new services and generating efficiencies across the aviation value chain. However, this has to take place within a competitive environment. It is vital that the economic benefits of an airline alliance or merger are passed on to passengers.

  Neelie Kroes

  Offering, Important, Benefits

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• Nature is not simply a technical or economical resource, and human beings are not mere numbers. To suggest that one can somehow align all the squabbling institutions of science, environmental management, government and diplomacy in an alliance of convenience to regulate the global climate seems to me optimistic.

  James Buchan

  Optimistic, Government, Numbers

  "Market failures" by James Buchan, www.theguardian.com. May 2, 2008.

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• Our alliance is born, not of fear, but of hope. It is an alliance that advances what we are for, as well as opposes what we are against.

  John F. Kennedy

  Presidential, Born, Wells

  Kennedy, John F. (1962). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1961”, p.383, Best Books on

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• Food is about agriculture, about ecology, about man's relationship with nature, about the climate, about nation-building, cultural struggles, friends and enemies, alliances, wars, religion. It is about memory and tradition and, at times, even about sex.

  Mark Kurlansky

  Sex, Memories, War

  Mark Kurlansky (2013). “Choice Cuts”, p.10, Random House

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• There also exists another alliance - at first glance a strange one, a surprising one - but if you think about it, in fact, one which is well grounded and easy to understand. This is the alliance between our Communist leaders and your capitalists. This alliance is not new. ... We observe continuous and steady support by the businessmen of the West of the Soviet Communist leaders.

  Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

  Thinking, Communist Leaders, Support

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• Code-sharing, alliances, and connections are all about "how do we screw the poor customer for more money?"

  Michael O'Leary

  Connections, Aviation, Poor

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• I would rather be a devil in alliance with truth, than an angel in alliance with falsehood.

  Ludwig Feuerbach

  Angel, Devil, Falsehood

  Ludwig Feuerbach (2012). “The Essence of Christianity”, p.155, Courier Corporation

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• At first glance, an alliance of anarchists and government might appear to be somewhat paradoxical. But the formal convergence in Oakland makes explicit the movement's aims: They're anarchists for statism, wild free-spirited youth demanding more and more total government control of every aspect of life - just so long as it respects the fundamental human right to sloth.

  Mark Steyn

  Oakland, Government, Long

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• As women have played an increasingly important role in politics, there is no question that they've brought a different perspective, focusing attention on a broader set of issues and building alliances with other women.

  Dee Dee Myers

  Issues, Perspective, Important

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• Good Lord, for alliance! Thus goes every one to the world but I, and I am sunburnt; I may sit in a corner and cry heigh-ho for a husband!

  William Shakespeare

  Husband, World, May

  William Shakespeare (2016). “The New Oxford Shakespeare: Modern Critical Edition: The Complete Works”, p.1459, Oxford University Press

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• The fact is that America has been at her most prosperous when government and the private sector have been not at war, but in a wary, if often underplayed, alliance. History is unmistakable on this point.

  Jon Meacham

  War, America, Government

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• For a century and a half now, America and Japan have formed one of the great and enduring alliances of modern times.

  George W. Bush

  Japan, America, Half

  "Stupidity is not a resignable offense" by Mark Shields, www.cnn.com. March 17, 2003.

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• The U.S. is telling the Northern Alliance to kill Taliban prisoners. It's totally a breach of all the known conventions of war. Western television networks aren't showing this, but Arab networks are showing how prisoners are being killed and what's being done to them. Instead, we're shown scenes that are deliberately created for the Western media: a few women without the veil, a woman reading the news on Kabul television, and 150 people cheering.

  Tariq Ali

  Cheer, War, Reading

  Interview with David Barsamian, www.sharedhost.progressive.org. January 31, 2002.

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• Clearly, gay marriage is on the top of the agenda right now. It's pretty amazing, considering where stuff was at when I was in high-school, when there were no LGBT Gay-Straight Alliances or any of that stuff. Am I a huge Lady Gaga fan? No, but I think some of the stuff she does that helps LGBT kids is amazing. And it's great that that's mainstream. It's fantastic that there's a pop star who's willing to put herself out in that way.

  Kathleen Hanna

  Stars, Kids, School

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• In Afghanistan this week, outnumbered Northern Alliance rebels on horseback defeated Taliban forces armed with tanks. Experts say the victory is just like the story of David and Goliath and David's friend, the Stealth Bomber.

  Tina Fey

  Victory, Rebel, Experts

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