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Vladimir Putin has this animalistic instinct of all dictators: He smells weakness. To quote Winston Churchill's definition of appeasement: An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.

Garry Kasparov

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Garry Kasparov
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: April 13
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