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> [It took a deadly illness to put me eye to eye with that truth, but it is a truth that the country, caught up in its ruthless ambitions and moral decay, can learn on my dime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-atwater/it-took-a-deadly-illness-to-put-me-eye-to-eye-with-that-truth-but-it/)

[Lee Atwater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-atwater/)

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## More by Lee Atwater

> [Most of the time I was in grammar school through high school, I was in some kind of rock n' roll band. I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-atwater/most-of-the-time-i-was-in-grammar-school-through-high-school-i-was-in/)

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> [I acquired more wealth, power, and prestige than most. But you can acquire all you want and still feel empty. What power wouldn't I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-atwater/i-acquired-more-wealth-power-and-prestige-than-most-but-you-can/)

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> [It took a deadly illness to put me eye to eye with that truth, but it is a truth that the country, caught up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-atwater/it-took-a-deadly-illness-to-put-me-eye-to-eye-with-that-truth-but-it/)

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> [Just keep stirring the pot, you never know what will come up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-atwater/just-keep-stirring-the-pot-you-never-know-what-will-come-up/)

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> [My illness has taught me something about the nature of humanity, love, brotherhood and relationships that I never understood, and probably never would have.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-atwater/my-illness-has-taught-me-something-about-the-nature-of-humanity-love/)

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> [“My illness helped me to see that what was missing in society is what was missing in me: a little heart, a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-atwater/my-illness-helped-me-to-see-that-what-was-missing-in-society-is-what/)

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> [I think I learned pretty early that in the end, its only you. To an extent, youre all alone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-atwater/i-think-i-learned-pretty-early-that-in-the-end-its-only-you-to-an/)

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> [My childhood, adolescence and high school days are unusually important. If there has ever been a time that I developed a uniqueness and sense…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-atwater/my-childhood-adolescence-and-high-school-days-are-unusually-important/)

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> [I don't know who will lead us through the '90s, but they must be made to speak to this spiritual vacuum at the heart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-atwater/i-don-t-know-who-will-lead-us-through-the-90s-but-they-must-be-made/)

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> [Mostly I am sorry for the way I thought of other people. Like a good general, I had treated everyone who wasn't with me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-atwater/mostly-i-am-sorry-for-the-way-i-thought-of-other-people-like-a-good/)

[Lee Atwater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-atwater/)

> [I think I learned pretty early that in the end, it's only you. To an extent, you're all alone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-atwater/i-think-i-learned-pretty-early-that-in-the-end-it-s-only-you-to-an/)

[Lee Atwater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-atwater/)

> [I acquired more wealth, power, and prestige than most. But you can acquire all you want and still feel empty. It took a deadly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-atwater/i-acquired-more-wealth-power-and-prestige-than-most-but-you-can-2/)

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