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East and West no longer have a monopoly on nuclear folly; the South has joined in.
In both instances, the long run arrived rather quickly to render judgment on sheer
folly.
It would be more than a tragedy – it would be unparalleled political
folly
– if, because of a lack of commitment and political foresight, the West were to squander its successes in Afghanistan.
Fiscal
folly
is widespread throughout Europe and much of the rest of the world.
Academic economists were outraged, and a letter signed by 364 prominent scholars, protesting against the
folly
of Thatcher’s apparently pro-cyclical policy, appeared in The Times of London, then the Establishment’s journal of record.
Now the British left has embraced a similar
folly.
Nor do politicians care to order banks to raise more capital from private sources – this would be too embarrassing for all involved, because it would expose the full extent of the
folly
so far.
This proved to be a political
folly
of the highest order, because images of the police swinging truncheons at unarmed Catalan protesters conferred a spurious legitimacy on the secessionists.
The
folly
of this approach should be obvious.
One also hopes voters globally will recognize the
folly
of nationalism and xenophobia in a deeply interconnected world.
Indeed, this is an instance where moral hazard really is a relevant concern; governments should not be protecting firms from their own
folly.
As usual, the
folly
of this logic will become apparent in due course.
This will be a military and diplomatic
folly.
Why are longstanding democracies breeding anger, rage, and political
folly
that may destroy their own foundations?
Conflating the two acts of opposing the European establishment is, therefore, pure
folly.
Christchurch also proves the
folly
of making distinctions between “our” terrorists and “theirs,” condoning or tolerating one group while isolating and liquidating another.
His decision to abandon the Iran nuclear deal with no thought for what would come afterward has proven to be the height of
folly
and will be very dangerous.
For starters, by endorsing such
folly
and false arguments, the IMF will jeopardize efforts (including by me) to normalize relations between Argentina and the Fund.
But history shows the
folly
of this approach: policies intended to punish the losers of World War I set the stage for the Great Depression and eventually led to another world war.
In Lebanon, the costs of this
folly
are now being borne by an already-fragile financial sector, which could implode.
How can you talk such folly, you who ought to know the enormous risks which capital runs in industry--in the mines, for example?
One could forgive a folly, but a mother never forgot a trick like that.
Besides, he refused to discuss such folly; he meant to be master in his own place.
She had attacks in which she could easily have been driven to commit any
folly.
She began to smile; and at once, to repair his folly, Leon told her that he had spent his morning in looking for her in all the hotels in the town one after the other.
Every moment, however, I grew more and more conscious of my folly, and I went on walking by you, not daring to follow you completely, and unwilling to leave you.
He walked round it with folded arms, meditating on the
folly
of the Government and the ingratitude of men.
This
folly
will pass.
His
folly
went the length of his reproaching himself for his successes in this art of the weak.
The moment that Julien became aware of his own folly, his interest revived.
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