Anne Applebaum quotes

Anne Applebaum is an American journalist, historian, and author known for her writings on Eastern Europe and authoritarianism. Her work has illuminated the complexities of communism, totalitarianism, and the post-Soviet world. She continues to influence debates on democracy, history, and global politics. Here are 11 of her quotes:

Before a nation can be rebuilt, its citizens need to understand how it was destroyed in the first place: how its institutions were undermined, how its language was twisted, how its people were manipulated. (Anne Applebaum)
We may be reaching the end of the liberal world order. View quote
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Unlike most European countries, the police in the US are decentralized; even the FBI has regional offices. Amending the constitution is a long and tedious process. View quote
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Polarization is normal. Skepticism about liberal democracy is normal. And the appeal of authoritarianism is eternal. View quote
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Given the right conditions, any society can turn against democracy. Indeed, if history is anything to go by, all societies eventually will. View quote
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The Russian economy is about the size of the Italian economy; it's very small, and Russia's military force is larger than it was, because Putin's been investing in it, but it still doesn't compare to that of the United States, and his reach and aim still don't compare. View quote
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The evolution of a bourgeoisie is a healthy phenomenon when it grows and prospers thanks to bourgeois values: hard work, honesty, personal responsibility. View quote
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The surge in right-wing populism and the phenomenon of Trump are related. You can think of them together as the same problem. View quote
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Putin is not a mass murderer. But, having said that, he is a product of the KGB, and the KGB was, of course, the secret police force of the Soviet Union. View quote
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Before joining NATO, each country had to establish civilian control of its army. Before joining the European Union, each adopted laws on trade, judiciary, human rights. As a result, they became democracies. This was "democracy promotion” working as it never has before or since. View quote
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The archival record backs up the testimony of the survivors. Neither crop failure nor bad weather caused the famine in Ukraine. (Anne Applebaum)

Anne Applebaum

Anne Applebaum - Image
Photo: Mateusz Skwarczek (cropped by Oeleau), CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: American Journalist
Born: July 25, 1964
Quotes count: 11

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