"Oratorical techniques, manipulations, and appeals don't prove anything, but only address our complexes, fears, instincts, common authorities, or values. This doesn't convince or prove a position, but only unites one's own around one's own."
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"Mykola Ovcharov: Everything Needs to Be Verified", in Ukraine Crisis Media Center (19 March 2025)
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