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I've made it clear, Madam President, that the war against terrorism is not a war against Muslims, nor is it a war… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
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The Morrigan’s ideas of sport and mine varied widely. As a Chooser of the Slain, she tends to enjoy nothing so much… — Kevin Hearne Copy Share Image
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I never wanted to do anything else but fight, when I was a kid. I never had any broader perspective of my… — Mike Tyson Copy Share Image
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Wars--and what is war except crime on a mass scale?--destroy rather than produce. The vandal that destroys a window causes not only… — Adam Young Copy Share Image
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