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> [As the colonel and I sat swapping stories in the plane, a jet aircraft buzzed past our window. I asked the colonel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-hope/as-the-colonel-and-i-sat-swapping-stories-in-the-plane-a-jet-aircraft/)

[Bob Hope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-hope/)

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> [The American and the British armies liberated camps, there wasn't a single order of the day: Let's go and liberate the camp.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elie-wiesel/the-american-and-the-british-armies-liberated-camps-there-wasn-t-a/)

[Elie Wiesel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elie-wiesel/)

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> [“Just what the hell did you mean, you bastard, when you said we couldn't punish you?" said the corporal who could take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-heller/just-what-the-hell-did-you-mean-you-bastard-when-you-said-we-couldn-t/)

[Joseph Heller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-heller/)

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> [“Was bad language used?” asked Colonel Melchett. “It depends on what you call bad language.” “Could you understand it?” I asked. “Of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agatha-christie/was-bad-language-used-asked-colonel-melchett-it-depends-on-what-you/)

[Agatha Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agatha-christie/)

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