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There is a question for which we will never know the answer: had the U.S. not launched the Contra war to overthrow the Sandinista government, would they have succeeded in bringing socioeconomic justice to the people of Nicaragua?

- Bianca Jagger

If the Americans go in and overthrow Saddam Hussein and it`s clean, he has nothing, I will apologize to the nation, and I will not trust the Bush administration again.

- Bill O'Reilly

If we were to show that we are willing to stand by and permit a military regime to overthrow this democracy, it would have bad ramifications.

- Warren Christopher

I`m proud of myself because I didn`t (overthrow), which normally `stupid Ben` will do.

- Ben Sheets

I came in and tried to overthrow the ball, I guess. Everything was high.

- Jacob Davis

Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadfull, for thou art not so, For, those, whom thou thinkst, thou dost overthrow, die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me.

- John Donne

When people who are seeking change start out, they are driven by commitment to a cause. But as internecine power struggles take over, one-time idealists fall prey to corruption. They become just as corrupt and manipulative as the system that they want to overthrow.

- Anurag Kashyap

It was nevertheless decided that the recantation would be the basis for a criminal prosecution that would overthrow the other three statements and allege that the other three statements were falsely made,

- Scott Roberts

After September 11, when the United States took action to overthrow the Taliban, our interests and Iran`s aligned, and we were able to coordinate quietly but effectively.

- Alba Quinones

We can`t fool ourselves that they will ever be enough to overthrow Capitalism. If we`re serious about that we need to organise ourselves in our workplaces and communities, making the links with other workers internationally.

- Alicia Molik

The aim of my life is the overthrow of monarchy.

- Allen Holmes

Amin hid nothing. Everybody knew everything. Yet the American Senate only introduced a resolution breaking off trade with Amin three months before his overthrow.

- Andrea Bagley

I just settled down, didn`t try to overthrow the ball and threw strikes.

- Antonio Milososki

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.

- Abraham Lincoln