The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small… — Stanley Kubrick · Skopia

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The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes.

Stanley Kubrick

1963

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Kubrick, Stanley. Quoted in The Guardian. 5 June 1963.

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