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“We have defeated Jim Crow, but now we have to deal with his son, James Crow Jr., esquire.”
“I suppose that's the European way, dangerous and hairy.”

Source : Interview with Dan Epstein, suicidegirls.com. February 15, 2003.
“The ego seeks to divide and separate. Spirit seeks to unify and heal.”
“Addressing global resentment cannot be put off. If we do not learn to use our predominant power with great restraint, we will antagonize the world.”
“The pale child, Eve, leading her mother, Night.”
“It is a sober truth that people who live only to amuse themselves work harder at the task than most people do in earning their daily bread.”
“the territory of grief ... is both cruel and commonplace.”
“Breaking new factual ground is not what Zeitgeist is about, however. Rather, the video is a powerful and fast-acting dose of agitprop, hawking its conclusions as givens. Unfortunately, like most propaganda, it doesnâ€™t play fair with its intended audience. At times, while watching it, I felt like I was getting Malcolm McDowellâ€™s treatment in Clockwork Orange: eyes pried wide open while getting bombarded with quick-cut atrocity photos.”

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