Hassan Nasrallah (1960) Secretary General of Hezbollah
Interview with Robin Wright, Washington Post (16 July 2006)
Quote, 2006
Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/14/AR2006071401401_pf.html
“What a quality of innocence people have when they don't expect to be harmed.”
Source: Intimacy: das Buch zum Film von Patrice Chéreau
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