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No writer should minimize the factor that affects everyone, but is beyond control: luck.


John Jakes

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JOHN BOLTON I think the International Criminal Court could be a threat to American security interests, because t...
JOHN BOLTON There is no such thing as the United Nations.
JOHN BOLTON Everybody pursues their national interests. The only one who gets blamed for it is the United States...
JOHN BOLTON There is no patriotic obligation to help advance the career of a politician who is otherwise pursuin...
JOHN BOLTON We estimate that once Iraq acquires fissile material - whether from a foreign source or by securing ...
JOHN BOLTON