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Not by the forces of civil war can you govern the very weakest woman. You can kill that woman, but she escapes… — Emmeline Pankhurst Copy Share Image
“To The Undertaker or Friends Who Open This Coffin: After laying back the lid of the coffin, remove entirely the pads from… — Edison McDaniels Copy Share Image
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“You know what Forrest had the nerve to do?” “Son of a bitch has the nerve to do damn near anything. That's… — Harry Turtledove Copy Share Image
“These are all good things, I said. But no one knows where your country is or who you are. You don't have… — Gary Shteyngart Copy Share Image
“For realists, the true story of the Civil War illuminates the problem of ostensibly sober-minded compromise with powerful, and intractable, evil. For… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
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