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161 " Ya no estaba seguro de que fuera su hogar. "
― Ken Follett , Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy, #1)
162 " the air was thick with coal dust. Was it possible that men breathed this all day? That must be why miners coughed and spat constantly. "
163 " Our government has betrayed us,” said his father. “In your opinion. So what? In America, when the Republicans won the last election, the Democrats didn’t riot! "
164 " Um bebê era como uma revolução, pensou Grigori: você poderia até começar uma, mas era impossível controlar o que seria dela. "
165 " The American papers, which had been available in Vladivostok, were more honest than the British. Lev "
166 " They have no tsar in America—no emperor or king of any kind. The army can’t just shoot anyone they like. The people rule the country!” She "
167 " pero, sobre todo, la implacable determinación de su fiera mirada de ojos "
168 " Dupuys abrazó a Fitz, luego le plantó dos besos en las mejillas; y, por una vez, al conde no le molestó en absoluto. —Los hemos detenido —dijo Galliéni y, ante el asombro de Fitz, unas lágrimas asomaron tras los quevedos del viejo general—. "
169 " Un bebé era como una revolución, pensó Grigori: era posible iniciarla, pero no controlar qué derrotero tomaba. La "
170 " —La capacidad de escuchar a gente inteligente que no está de acuerdo contigo es un talento difícil de encontrar… pero un presidente debe tenerlo "
171 " He was famous for holding meetings at which no one was allowed to sit down: he believed people reached decisions faster that way. The "
172 " Este es nuestro país, y debemos tomar el control de él, tal y como han hecho los bolcheviques en Rusia "
173 " Jesús le dijo: Tampoco yo te condeno; vete, y no peques más». "
174 " It was stupid, but people needed someone to hate, "
175 " My fate is in the hands of two monarchs, Walter thought, the tsar and the emperor. One is foolish, the other geriatric; yet they control the destiny of Maud and me and countless millions more Europeans. What an argument against monarchy! He "
176 " and Wilson was looking for a pretext to unseat him. Gus was thrilled that a world leader would say it was not acceptable for men to achieve power through murder. Would there come a day when that principle was accepted by all nations? The "
177 " Grout, o mordomo, serviu-lhe café com as mãos enluvadas e ela apanhou um pêssego em uma fruteira. "
178 " Por regla general, los monarcas solían ser conservadores, pero los acontecimientos recientes habían acentuado aún más el sentimiento de animadversión del rey. Había ascendido al trono en plena crisis política y, contra su voluntad, se había visto obligado por el primer ministro liberal H. H. Asquith —con el pleno respaldo de la opinión pública— a recortar el poder de la Cámara de los Lores. La herida de aquella humillación aún seguía abierta, y Su Majestad sabía que Fitz, como par conservador de la Cámara de los Lores, había luchado con todas sus fuerzas contra la llamada reforma. "
179 " Saber escutar pessoas inteligentes que discordam das suas opiniões é um talento rato, mas que um presidente deveria ter. "
180 " hemos ganado —se dijo—. Somos los vencedores. El pueblo ha derrocado a sus opresores.» "