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— Henning von Tresckow

Military1901–1944

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"Socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They always run out of other people's money. It's quite a characteristic of them."

— Margaret Thatcher

Politics1925–2013

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"I admit the charge, but deny that nature, race, or color has anything to do with the fact. Any other race, with the same antecedents and the same conditions, would show a similar thieving propensity. …"

— Frederick Douglass

Social Activism1818–1895

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