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The Revenant
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Though no law was written, there was a crude rule of law, adherence to a covenant that transcended their selfish interests. It was biblical in its depth, and its importance grew with each step into wilderness. When the need arose, a man
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“If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.”
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“Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity.”
― The Wretched of the Earth
― The Wretched of the Earth
“I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them.”
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“you can't get away from yourself by moving from one place to another.”
― The Sun Also Rises
― The Sun Also Rises
“The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed.”
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