p. 156
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The strange thing is that it's always in Europe that dictatorships and totalitarian regimes spring up, yet it's always America that is "fascist".
— Jean-François Revel
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Source: Wikiquote: "Jean-François Revel" (Quotes, 2000s, Anti-Americanism (2003): Anti-Americanism (2003), by Jean-François Revel, San Francisco: Encounter Books.)
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About Jean-François Revel
Jean-François Revel (19 January 1924 – 30 April 2006) was a French philosopher.
About Jean-François Revel
Jean-François Revel (19 January 1924 – 30 April 2006) was a French philosopher.
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