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If [Bush's] successors don't screw it up, within 10 years NASA will have us back to where we belong -- on other worlds. — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
Every new source from which man has increased his power on earth has been used to diminish the prospects of his successors. — C. D. Darlington Copy Share Image
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Lincoln was not a type. He stands alone - no ancestors, no fellows, no successors. — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
contrary to what many believed, my father was kind and tenderhearted, especially towards his family. His forbidding sternness seemed to melt into… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
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I am now being criticized (by the opposition) for being irresponsible for saying `I will not raise the consumption tax rate while… — Junichiro Koizumi Copy Share Image
When a monarchy gradually transforms itself into a republic, the executive power there preserves titles, honors, respect, and even money long after… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image