[Ads-l] Preliminary Appeal for Notable Quotations of 2022

[Ben Zimmer]

Speaking of the Economist, what about this instant classic?

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2022/10/11/liz-truss-has-made-britain-a-riskier-bet-for-bond-investors
"Liz Truss has already secured her place in British political history.
However long she now lasts in office, she is set to be remembered as the
prime minister whose grip on power was the shortest. Ms Truss entered
Downing Street on September 6th. She blew up her own government with a
package of unfunded tax cuts and energy-price guarantees on September 23rd.
Take away the ten days of mourning after the death of Queen Elizabeth II,
and she had seven days in control. That is roughly the shelf-life of a
lettuce."


On Fri, Oct 28, 2022 at 1:37 AM ADSGarson O'Toole <adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com>
wrote:

> An article on the Economist website reprints a quotation from Joe
> Biden that I think is a notable 2022 quotation because it embodies
> Biden's motivation for supporting Ukraine.
>
> Website: economist.com
> Date: Oct 27, 2022
> Title: Vladimir Putin is dragging the world back to a bloodier time
>
>
> https://www.economist.com/interactive/international/2022/10/24/vladimir-putin-is-dragging-the-world-back-to-a-bloodier-time?fsrc=core-app-economist
>
> [Begin excerpt]
> On the 21st September, in a speech to the UN General Assembly,
> President Joe Biden put it bluntly: “If nations can pursue their
> imperial ambitions without consequences, then we put at risk
> everything this very institution stands for.”
> [End excerpt]
>
> The original full context is available on the Whitehouse website.
>
> Website: whitehouse.gov
> Date: September 21, 2022
> Title: Remarks by President Biden Before the 77th Session of the
> United Nations General Assembly
>
>
> https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/09/21/remarks-by-president-biden-before-the-77th-session-of-the-united-nations-general-assembly/
>
> [Begin excerpt]
> Because if nations can pursue their imperial ambitions without
> consequences, then we put at risk everything this very institution
> stands for.  Everything.
> [End excerpt]
>
>
>

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