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A writer represents his family history. My grandfather was a senator and my father served in the Roosevelt administration. In other words,… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
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Mother, where do you live? In the sky? The clouds? The sea? Show me your face. Give me a sign. We rise...… — Pocahontas Copy Share Image
We hail the return of the day of thy birth, Fair Columbia! washed by the waves of two oceans Where men from… — Abraham Coles Copy Share Image
My mother lived through the Great Depression. Her family of 11 children pulled themselves up by their bootstraps and moved to wherever… — Chuck Norris Copy Share Image
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My parents took me to the first March on Washington, the first big march for civil rights, in '63. So I was… — Marky Ramone Copy Share Image
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