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Conor Cruise O'Brien [1917-2008] Irish
Rank: 107
Politician, Irish Politician


Conor Cruise O'Brien often nicknamed "The Cruiser", was an Irish politician, writer, historian and academic. His opinion on the role of Britain in Ireland and in Northern Ireland changed during the 1970s in response to the outbreak of 'the Troubles' after 1968. 


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You can safely appeal to the United Nations in the comfortable certainty that it will let you down.
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Nothing does more to activate Christian divisions than talk about Christian unity.
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Human nature doesn't include all human beings. There are human beings who are indifferent to politics, religion, virtually anything.
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Man watches his history on the screen with apathy and an occasional passing flicker of horror or indignation.
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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.
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