Phrase of the week

May 23, 2014 at 4:45 PMMichele Mottini

…Mr Broun, who accuses Mr Obama of wanting to uphold the Soviet constitution—one of several remarks that might baffle swing voters.

The Economist in ‘Squawk before you can run’

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Phrase of the week

May 11, 2014 at 6:34 PMMichele Mottini

Evils which are patiently endured when they seem inevitable become intolerable once the idea of escape from them is suggested

 

Alexis de Tocqueville, quoted by The Economist in ‘Beware of europhoria’

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