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Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting by dctoedt on Friday February 28, 2025 @05:23PM (#43212448)
> But will the American people see what the rest of the world sees, or will they continue supporting Trump and Vance?

Attributed to (the half-American) Winston Churchill: "The American people can be counted on to do the right thing — after they've exhausted all other possibilities."

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Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting by technothrasher on Friday February 28, 2025 @08:43PM (#43214618)
It is consistently misattributed to Churchill and misquoted to be about Americans. The quote is actually from Abba Eban, and what he said was, "History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives."
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