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Survival of the fittest Quote by Wally Lamb

“That's the problem with survival of the fittest ... the corpse at your fett. That little inconvenience.” quote by Wally Lamb — Download Open image

““That's the problem with survival of the fittest ... the corpse at your fett. That little inconvenience.””

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Survival of the fittest

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“Boy, there are people who conquered half the world, slaughtered whole populations, wiped cultures off the face of the planet, and you know what history calls them? Heroes! Kings, presidents, champions, explorers. You think America was settled by white men because the Indians invited us her? No, we took this land because we were stronger, and that's how every page…

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