To understand why dictators fall, it helps to recognise factors that produce a perfect anti-dictatorial storm. Barring missteps such as those that led to Gaddafi's undoing, a dictator's survival can be at risk because of newness in office, poor health, or old age combined with economic trouble.
Copy QuoteAnyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.
Copy Quote View & ShareI don't feel old. I don't feel anything till noon. That's when it's time for my nap.
Copy Quote View & ShareOld age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.
Copy Quote View & ShareAs I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.
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