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Stanley Kubrick. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"Kubrick’s Strange Love", Gerard Fay, The Guardian (5th June 1963)

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“The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes.”
— Stanley Kubrick
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Kubrick, S. (n.d.). The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/30311-the-great-nations-have-always-acted-like-gangsters/

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Kubrick, Stanley. “The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/30311-the-great-nations-have-always-acted-like-gangsters/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Kubrick, Stanley. “The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/30311-the-great-nations-have-always-acted-like-gangsters/.

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