"The so-called civil rights movement as it exists today is used as a Communist program for revolution in America."

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Ezra Taft Benson

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“The Amazons is a stupendous achievement--a long-anticipated centerpiece in the great puzzle of humankind. The story of these forbidden women, silenced for so long by the rigidity of traditional scholarship, is as exciting and surprising as a bestselling murder mystery; I simply couldn't put it down. Through scholarly brilliance and passion, Adrienne Mayor has opened the door to a forgotten world of gender equality, and her book ought to be required reading in every college history course.”
“Time to plant tears, says the almanac. The grandmother sings to the marvelous stove and the child draws another inscrutable house.”

Source : Elizabeth Bishop, “Sestina”
“The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves. This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.”
“Some things we must pass over in silence.”

Source : Greg Iles (2006). “Turning Angel: A Novel”, p.282, Simon and Schuster
“You learned in school that you have pencils and paper only because the trees gave themselves in unconditional sacrifice.”
“His universal compassion was due less to natural instinct, than to a profound conviction, a sum of thoughts that in the course of living had filtered through to his heart: for in the nature of man, as in rock, there may be channels hollowed by the dropping of water, and these can never be destroyed.”
“When I was a kid, if a guy got killed in a western movie I always wondered who got his horse.”
“If you're not good looking, you're considered a good actor, you know what I mean?”

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