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(i)t is simply wrong to confuse cowardice with appeasement. cowardice is a failing of character. appeasement is a failure of policy. stalin appeased hitler when he signed the molotov-ribbentrop pact. stalin was an evil character, to be sure. but cowardice really isn't the first word that comes to mind when thinking of stalin ' that word is “sexy.” i'm kidding, i'm kidding.

-Jonah Goldberg

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(i)t Is Simply Wrong To Confuse Cowardice

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(i)t is simply wrong to confuse cowardice with appeasement. cowardice is a failing of character. appeasement is a failure of policy. stalin appeased hitler when he signed the molotov-ribbentrop pact. stalin was an evil character, to be sure. but cowardice really isn't the first word that comes to mind when thinking of stalin ' that word is “sexy.” i'm kidding, i'm kidding.

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