“A government, a regime that is not willing to slaughter large numbers of its own citizens to stay in tyrannical power will lose power.”
2010s, Socialism's Legacy (2011), Q&A
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That is where we are in Nigeria today because the choices made by citizens with their ballots are being increasingly rendered useless. And this threat to ‘the legitimacy on the system’ is coming from our courts, including the highest court in the country whose decisions are not only final but affect those of lower courts.
Politics In Nigeria: When Judges Become Our Electoral College https://www.opinionnigeria.com/politics-in-nigeria-when-judges-become-our-electoral-college-by-olusegun-adeniyi/ (February 28, 2020), Opinion Nigeria.

Lost Rights; The Destruction of American Liberty http://www.jimbovard.com/Lost%20Rights%20TOC%20Intro%20Chapter.htm

Letter to Lord Newton (25 July 1911), quoted in The Times (26 July 1911), p. 8
Leader of the Opposition

Why Do We Appease North Korea?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/17/opinion/why-do-we-appease-north-korea.html
The New York Times
May 17, 2017
February 2, 2018
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2018-01-05
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“… elegance loses its power in the presence of the properly stupid…”