"Marriage is a desperate thing."

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“Of all actions of a man's life his marriage does least concern other people, yet of all actions of our life 'tis most meddled with by other people.”

“Old friends are best. King James used to call for his old shoes; they were easiest for his feet.”

“The House of Commons is called the Lower House, in twenty Acts of Parliament; but what are twenty Acts of Parliament amongst Friends?”

“Wit and wisdom are born with a man.”

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Social Activism1949

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"You will perceive by to-days paper that lord Malmsbury is about to return as wise as he went. Whatever the ministers object was in this ridiculous embassy, he has been apparently disappointed. It is a…"

— Joseph Ritson

Social Activism1752–1803

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"After graduation, due to special circumstances and perhaps also to my character, I began to travel throughout America, and I became acquainted with all of it. Except for Haiti and Santo Domingo, I hav…"

— Che Guevara

Politics1928–1967

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