"It is possible to read the history of this country as one long struggle to extend the liberties established in our Constitution to everyone in America."

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Source : Molly Ivins (2010). “Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She?”, p.112, Vintage

Molly Ivins

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“I confess that for fifteen years my efforts in education, and my hopes of success in establishing a system of national education, have always been associated with the idea of coupling the education of this country with the religious communities which exist.”

Source : Richard Cobden (1870). “Speeches on Questions of Public Policy”, p.568
“Most people find it extremely difficult - if not impossible - to focus in prayer.”
“I didn't have a particular persona. I'm not Alice Cooper, you know?”

Source : "'I sang and did the vixen stuff'". Interview with Sam Leith, www.theguardian.com. february 24, 2009.
“May all that have life be delivered from suffering.”
“Hollywood is really weird to talk about in this monolithic sense because it's this microcosm of anywhere. It's full of a lot of people who have different intentions and different points of view.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“I would never censor something to please someone. I don't play games.”
“In human history there has been a continuous and growing impulse toward the regeneration and transformation of humanity.”
“My favorite meal is turkey and mashed potatoes. I love Thanksgiving, it's just my favorite. I can have Thanksgiving all year round.”

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