Stephen Kinzer : (6)

" In his tub-thumping speech at the 2008 Republican National Convention, Romney sounded like the hedge-fund tycoon he is. " - Stephen Kinzer

" Without Ataturk’s vision, without his ambition and energy, without his astonishing boldness in sweeping away traditions accumulated over centuries, today’s Turkey would not exist, and the world would be much poorer. " - Stephen Kinzer

" King Frederick I of Prussia conceived the Amber Chamber in 1701 as a magnificent gift to the Russian royal family that would seal the alliance between the two powers. " - Stephen Kinzer

" There is much to justify Turkey’s reverence for Ataturk. He is the force that allowed Turkey to rise from the ashes of defeat and emerge as a vibrant new nation. " - Stephen Kinzer

" Guerrilla leaders win wars by being paranoid and ruthless. Once they take power, they are expected to abandon those qualities and embrace opposite ones: tolerance, compromise and humility. Almost none manages to do so. " - Stephen Kinzer

" Israel deserves special treatment from the United States, both for historical reasons and because there can be no regional peace without a secure Israel. " - Stephen Kinzer