Quote by Jane Smiley

I think that the Cold War was an exceptional and unnecessary piece of cruelty.

I think that the Cold War was an exceptional and unnecessary

Summary

This quote is an expression of the belief that the Cold War, a long period of political tension and military rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II, was unique and unnecessarily cruel. It suggests that the conflict, characterized by proxy wars, nuclear arms race, and ideological confrontation, was a senseless and excessive display of human suffering. The quote implies a rejection of the ideological and geopolitical motivations behind the Cold War, emphasizing the negative consequences and loss caused by this period of intensified global rivalry.

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