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Force Quote by Greg Egan

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“For there is a truth which cannot be bought or sold, imposed by force, resisted or escaped.”

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Above Coblentz almost every mountain has a ruin and a legend. One feels everywhere the spirit of the past, and its stirring recollections come…

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I hope that the Palestinians don't make the mistake of unleashing a new intifada. They've tried it twice before, and the consequences were bad…

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The one means that wins the easiest victory over reason is terror and force.

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The great force for forging a society into a solid mass has always been war.

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