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Just As The Russians And The Soviets Didn't Manage To Wipe Out Languages In Lithuania, Neither Have They Managed To Wipe Out Religion To The Extent That We Had Feared.

Decades, If Not Centuries Are Normally Required For People To Acquire The Necessary Disciplines And Habits. In Britain, The Road [to Democratic Government] Took Seven Centuries To Traverse.

History Is A Better Guide Than Good Intentions.

I Think That Ronald Reagan Wanted To Hear Other People's Views, And He Always Listened Carefully, And From Time To Time He Changed His Own Mind About A Position. And Especially He Took Pains To Listen Carefully To Foreign Leaders With Whom He Was Dealing.

The Speed With Which Armies Collapse, Bureaucracies Abdicate, And Social Structures Dissolve Once The Autocrat Is Removed Frequently Surprises American Policy Makers.