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Human stories are practically always about one thing, really, aren't they? Death. The inevitability of death. . . . . . (quoting… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
That, you know, is why the world exists at all. It remains outside the cosmic garbage can of nothingness, not because it… — Robert Farrar Capon Copy Share Image
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There is some rationale backing Kim Jong-un's actions, which are survival - survival for his regime, survival for his country. And he… — Allan Nairn Copy Share Image
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