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This was 1990, the year that communism died in Europe and it seemed strange to me that in all the words that… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
Despite all the noise and hullabaloo - military cooperation, intelligence cooperation, all of that has continued. We have defended them consistently in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Work outside of school hours was a necessity at an early age, and with such time as I had I turned toward… — Chester Carlson Copy Share Image
Order derived through submission and maintained by terror is not much of a safe guaranty; yet that is the only "order" that… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
Great people in the United States have been disenfranchised.I'll give you an example, it has always been the way to do it,… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
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China has an interest that's very much like ours in one respect, and that is they want a stable world. They don't… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
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I don't think this is rocket science. I think we have some common interests, like dismantling our nuclear weapons, dealing with terrorism… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
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