A quotation by Snyder, Timothy

When states are absent, rights — by any definition — are impossible to sustain. States are not structures to be taken for granted, exploited, or discarded, but are fruits of long and quiet effort.

Timothy Snyder (b. 1969) American historian, author

Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning, “Conclusion: Our World” (2015)

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