Soviet-style communism failed, not because it was intrinsically evil, …

Arundhati Roy
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Soviet-style communism failed, not because it was intrinsically evil, but because it was flawed. It allowed too few people to usurp too much power. Twenty-first century market capitalism, American-style, will fail for the same reasons. Both are edifices constructed by human intelligence, undone by human nature. ✨ Arundhati Roy (2006). Ordinary Person's Guide To Empire, p.44, Penguin Books India
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Wars are never fought for altruistic reasons. ✨ Arundhati Roy (2003). War Talk, p.68, South End Press
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Smells, like music, hold memories. She breathed deep, and bottled it up for posterity. ✨ Arundhati Roy (2002). The God of Small Things, p.99, Penguin Books India
The fact is that America's weapons systems have made it impossible for anybody to confront it militarily. So, all you have is your wits and your cunning, and your ability to fight in the way the Iraq … ▶
Things can change in a day. ✨ Jaydipsinh Dodiya, Joya Chakravarty, Arundhati Roy (1999). The Critical studies of Arundhati Roy's The God of small things

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