Never has our future been more unpredictable, never have we depended so much on political forces that cannot be trusted to follow the rules of common sense and self-interest—forces that look like sheer insanity, if judged by the standards of other centuries. It is as though mankind had divided itself between those who believe in human omnipotence (who think that everything is possible if one knows how to organize masses for it) and those for whom powerlessness has become the major experience of their lives.
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During the war against the French we had this kind of broadcast for the Fr... HANOI HANNAH Our program for American GIs can be heard at 1630 hours. HANOI HANNAH I would like to see America some day. HANOI HANNAH Because our fight has been for such a long time we are isolated from the world, even after reconstru... HANOI HANNAH I put my heart in my work. HANOI HANNAH And we broadcast tapes sent to us from Americans against the war. These were most effective I believ... HANOI HANNAH There's a policy now of opening the doors to the outside world. HANOI HANNAH We asked Jane Fonda if she would like to meet American pilots in Hanoi, but she refused, she didn... HANOI HANNAH I have always compared our traditions of liberty, like those of Abraham Lincoln and Ho Chi Minh. HANOI HANNAH Americans are xenophobic, they will believe their own people rather than the adversary, even a frien... HANOI HANNAH American GIs don't fight this unjust immoral and illegal war of Johnson's. 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I got a degree in art history and was about to get anoth... HANNAH WARE Growing up in South London, we went to a school where there were not that many Jewish kids. I love b... HANNAH WARE My mum made me feel if I wanted to become prime minister, I could do it. HANNAH WARE I think all girls secretly want to be actresses because acting seems so glamorous. But as a child, I... HANNAH WARE Something like your parents divorcing never quite leaves you. What you thought was real isn't re... HANNAH WARE My sister's a singer, and she's on Twitter, and she has millions of followers. I wonder how ... HANNAH WARE I'm never going to be a size zero and, to be honest I don't want to be. HANNAH TOINTON To be honest, I am somebody that, as long as I have a character, it doesn't really matter if it&... HANNAH TOINTON Every girl has days when she doesn't like her appearance, but it's when you feel happy in yo... HANNAH TOINTON I did feel pressure to look a certain way on 'Hollyoaks.' But I just had to stay strong and ... HANNAH TOINTON My father's peripatetic career also gave me critical perspective when it came to my own career c... HANNAH STORM I believe in tackling things you're afraid of. HANNAH STORM