French - Diplomat | October 20, 1917 - February 26, 2013
The revolutions of my century, the 20th century - the Soviet revolution, or the Chinese, or the revolutions that were fomented in Latin America, such as in Cuba - failed for the most part, a failure which was completely clear by the end of the century.
Stephane Hessel
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For me, true and authentic democracy occurs when the privileged groups assist the unprivileged groups to become more privileged.
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I feel that I am completely in solidarity with Jews in the world, because I know what it is to be a Jew. I've seen what it is; I am myself of Jewish origin, and therefore I can only be fully in support of the idea that the Jews, after all they've suffered, need a country where they are at home.
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I've been tremendously lucky. I went through things that turned out wrong, and I got myself out of them.
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History can bring luck: this is what we can call optimism.
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