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[–] [email protected] 49 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Never let a good tragedy go to waste

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

Pretty much what I feel about it. It's still to early to tell what exactly this tragedy is, though I'm not surprised that it's being used by the Kremlin.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I spent an hour today trying to find a real source for this quote, often misattributed to Churchill. And failed. Found some sources saying it predates Churchill, but no direct references. Seems an adage that is quite old though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I've always heard it attributed (in a slightly different form) to Rahm Emmanuel, e.g. :

Never let a good crisis go to waste