"The same intact culture that made them good businessmen also made many of them lousy parents."

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Music1947–2003

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"It must be admitted that many people were conscious and willing dupes. But many more were unconscious and were sincere in their patriotic zeal. Finding now that elaborately and carefully staged decept…"

— Arthur Ponsonby

Politics1856–1918

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"The torturing and testing of parents, is followed by shortage , and being driven towards belittlement and humiliation."

— Imam Ali al-Hadi (A.S.)

Religion

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"I’m often called, so often called in the media, it’s like a part of my name “white supremacist” or whatever. I’m not one. I don’t want white people to be supreme. I don’t believe, in fact, that we sho…"

— David Duke

Literature1950

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