Politburo/history

Famous quotes containing the words politburo and/or history:

“There is a totalitarian regime inside every one of us. We are ruled by a ruthless politburo which sets ours norms and drives us from one five-year plan to another. The autonomous individual who has to justify his existence by his own efforts is in eternal bondage to himself.”
—Eric Hoffer (1902–1983)

“The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker.”
—Richard M. Nixon (1913–1995)