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> [“Defiance is a strong power, but in the end, it will only ruin you”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-s-wrights/defiance-is-a-strong-power-but-in-the-end-it-will-only-ruin-you/)

[D.S. Wrights](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-s-wrights/)

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> [“‎"Well then! it was the end; his ruin was complete. Even if he mended the cables and lit the fires, where would he find men? Another fortnight's strike and he would be bankrupt. And in this certainty of disaster he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mile-zola/well-then-it-was-the-end-his-ruin-was-complete-even-if-he-mended-the/)

[Emile Zola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mile-zola/)

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