Books mentioned in “Sarah Paine – Why Russia Lost the Cold War”

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A Study of History

Arnold Toynbee

Paine cites Toynbee's multi-volume history of the West and his thesis that civilizations die from suicide, not murder.

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The Old Regime and the Revolution

Alexis de Tocqueville

Paine references Tocqueville's book on the last days of the French monarchy to introduce his line about reform being the most dangerous moment for a bad government.

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Democracy in America

Alexis de Tocqueville

Paine mentions Tocqueville also wrote this book, alongside the one on France.

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