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20th Century
The 20th century was the period between January 1, 1901 and December 31, 2000 inclusive. It was the tenth and last century of the 2nd millennium. It is distinct from the century known as the 1900s (sometimes written 19XX), which began on January 1, 1900 and ended December 31, 1999.
The century had the first global-scale wars between world powers across continents in World War I and World War II. Nationalism became a major political issue in the world in the 20th century, acknowledged in international law along with the right of nations to self-determination, official decolonization in the mid-c ...more
The century had the first global-scale wars between world powers across continents in World War I and World War II. Nationalism became a major political issue in the world in the 20th century, acknowledged in international law along with the right of nations to self-determination, official decolonization in the mid-c ...more
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Call no man lucky until he is dead, but there have been moment of rare satisfaction in the often random and fragmented life of the radical freelance scribbler. I have lived to see Ronald Reagan called “a useful idiot for Kremlin propaganda” by his former idolators; to see the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union regarded with fear and suspicion by the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (which blacked out an interview with Miloš Forman broadcast live on Moscow TV); to see M
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― Prepared for the Worst: Selected Essays and Minority Reports
― Prepared for the Worst: Selected Essays and Minority Reports
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[...]demokrasi bir sistem değildir. Bir kültürdür. Alışkanlık, uzun süredir var olan güç ayrımları, hukuka olan inanç ve yolsuzluk ile kinikliğin olmadığı bir sisteme dayanır. Bu sistemi ithal edip, kurabilir, sonra da çalıştırabilirsiniz. Ama bir kültürü ithal edemezsiniz. Bu, dünyanın çoğunun tiranlar veya kleptokrasiler altında yaşamaya mahkûm olduğu anlamına gelmiyor. Bu, sadece demokratların oyunun sonunu duyurmaları için biraz erken olduğu demek.
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― A History of the World
― A History of the World
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