"Is America truly a democracy? Has America ever been a democracy with the institution of slavery?"

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Tatyana Ali

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“No one enjoys feeling weak, whether it is emotionally, spiritually or physically. There is something within the human spirit that wants to resist the thought of weakness. Many times this is nothing more than our human pride at work. Just as weakness carries a great potential for strength, pride carries an equally great potential for defeat.”
“For others, in spite of myself, from myself.”
“Toads are conservative animals, I think, and not much given to expecting the best from fortune. Some weeks ago, well before the end of October, I accidentally dug up one while turning over some garden earth. I was surprised, naturally, when one of the clods heaved over on its die and there, in some annoyance, sat at toad.”
“I should have more vanity.”

Source : "Amy Brenneman: Private Practice Season Finale Is Like a 'Quentin Tarantino Movie'". Interview with Matt Mitovich, www.tvguide.com. April 30, 2009.
“Not everything has a name. Some things lead us into a realm beyond words.”
“My local paper, The New York Times, Yahoo News, CBS, and The Washington Post, all agreed to stop using the word 'mistress.' The big one was the Associated Press. They made a style change, and it's the gold standard that sets the guide for news outlets around the world. That's a small step for the American language, a medium step for feminism, and a huge step for me personally.”

Source : Source: www.vanityfair.com
“I have need of angels. Enough hell has swallowed me for too many years. But finally understand this--I have burned up one hundred thousand human lives already, from the strength of my pain.”
“Although nothing has come yet, something is here already.”

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