The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.
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Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.
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I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.
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American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it.
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Those who say it can't be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.
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