"I may think that hornets do not have an ideal social organization. But I know better than to poke their nest."
"The US no longer does decisions. It can neither stop the drug traffic nor legalize it. It can neither win wars nor abandon them, neither make money nor stop spending it, neither stop immigration nor assimilate the immigrants. Washington can beat its thumb with a hammer, yes, and notice that it hurts, but it can't stop beating its thumb. That would take a decision, and Washington doesn't do decisions."
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Source: Nina Dobrev’s New Chapter. Interview with Michael Peapa, www.interviewmagazine.com. October 8, 2015.
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