Zbigniew Brzezinski Quotes

Americans don't learn about the world; they don't study world history, other than American history in a very one-sided fashion, and they don't study geography.

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• Boning is a pain, but it makes such a majestic chicken.

  

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• Americans don't learn about the world; they don't study world history, other than American history in a very one-sided fashion, and they don't study geography.

  

  Zbigniew Brzezinski
  • World
  • American
  • History