| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 38433 |
| QUOTATION: | By concentrating on what is good in people, by appealing to their idealism and their sense of justice, and by asking them to put their faith in the future, socialists put themselves at a severe disadvantage. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Ian McEwan (b. 1948), British author. City Limits (London, May 27, 1983). |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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