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So I have no grounds to complain; on the contrary, writers should consider the condition of permanent controversiality to be invigorating, part… — Gunter Grass Copy Share Image
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Men are seldom born brave but they acquire courage through training and discipline - a handful of men inured to war proceed… — Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus Copy Share Image
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This new plastic idea will ignore the particulars of appearance, that is to say, natural form and colour. On the contrary, it… — Piet Mondrian Copy Share Image
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The man who occupies the first place in an undemocratic state can give himself any award that takes his fancy, but it… — Dmitri Volkogonov Copy Share Image
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Contrary to what you may think, an immoral act of any kind will only lower your self-esteem. Be true to yourselves, and… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
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It is very tempting to take the side of the perpetrator. All the perpetrator asks is that the bystander do nothing. He… — Judith Lewis Herman Copy Share Image
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