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A lotta stuff has been written about me that I never said. Stories that were lies. One guy wrote that young as… — Bruno Sammartino Copy Share Image
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I realized how for all of us who came of age in the late sixties and early seventies the war was a… — Linda Grant Copy Share Image
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![“Well, that's exactly the wrong attitude. That is not the attitude they had in World War II. You're attitude is that freedom means you can do whatever you want whenever you want it. And that sacrifice is somehow un-American. [...] But the idea that we should also be defensive about our flaws and…” quote by Bill Maher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2da/bill-maher-211_attitude_well-that-s-exactly-the-wrong-attitude-t_1869321.jpg)
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