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We Judge The Russians Because They're Living Under Despotism And We Don't Like It, But We've Gotten Into A Fix Now Where We're Living In A Common Predicament, And We Ought To Recognize This Common Predicament.

-Reinhold Niebuhr

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We Judge The Russians Because They're Living

Reinhold Niebuhr

We Judge The Russians Because They're Living Under Despotism And We Don't Like It, But We've Gotten Into A Fix Now Where We're Living In A Common Predicament, And We Ought To Recognize This Common Predicament.

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