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> [And what terrifies me is that we're entering a phase where if you start to speak about this as something that can be understood historically - without any sympathy - you are going to be thought of as unpatriotic, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-said/and-what-terrifies-me-is-that-we-re-entering-a-phase-where-if-you/)

[Edward Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-said/)

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> [If you look at my history, my history is that of forming bands rather than joining them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rodgers/if-you-look-at-my-history-my-history-is-that-of-forming-bands-rather/)

[Paul Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-rodgers/)

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