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Gun control has proved to be a grievous failure, a means of disarming honest citizens without limiting firepower available to those who… — Doug Bandow Copy Share Image
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Among the older records, we find chapter after chapter of which we can read the characters, and make out their meaning: and… — Adam Sedgwick Copy Share Image
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I cannot fail to note once again that the poor constitute the modern challenge, especially for the well-off of our planet, where… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
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Our view of man will remain superficial so long as we fail to go back to that origin [of silence], so long… — Maurice Merleau-Ponty Copy Share Image
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America has its roots in a tradition of risk-taking pioneers. In more conservative Europe, if you fail in business or actually end… — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
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The fear of rejection really kind of stunts your growth as a person. I mean, it's like a friend of mine says,… — John Rzeznik Copy Share Image
Collaboration is risky. If it fails, if the occupation is wound up prematurely and the bad guys come back to power, you… — Niall Ferguson Copy Share Image
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Many Christians estimate difficulties in the light of their own resources, and thus attempt little and often fail in the little they… — Hudson Taylor Copy Share Image
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