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Conor Cruise O'Brien Quotes
Conor Cruise O'Brien
Irish
Politician
Born:
Nov 3
,
1917
Died:
Dec 18
,
2008
Beings
Christian
Fail
Human Nature
Religion
United Nations
Man watches his history on the screen with apathy and an occasional passing flicker of horror or indignation.
Conor Cruise O'Brien
History
Man
Horror
Indignation
Occasional
Passing
His
Screen
Apathy
Flicker
Watches
The main thing that endears the United Nations to member governments, and so enables it to survive, is its proven capacity to fail, and to be seen to fail.
Conor Cruise O'Brien
Seen
United Nations
Member
Main
Main Thing
Fail
Enables
Proven
Governments
Survive
Nations
To Survive
Capacity
United
Thing