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Right, left, Greens, Baathists, whatever: it comes down to grabbing and holding power and using ideology - or religion, race - as a justification.
Garry Kasparov
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Garry Kasparov
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: April 13
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City of Winds
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Do as little as necessary to appear to be doing something without actually committing to a cause or course of action.
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I have no idea how long Putin will last. The good news is, Putin doesn't know either. It will be sudden and it won't be peaceful. He has burned his bridges.
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