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These are the times which distinguish the real friend of his country from the town-meeting brawler and the sunshine patriot. . . . The former steps forth, and proclaims his readiness to march. —Major General Andrew Jackson
“The gods mock the prayers of kings and cowherds alike.”
― A Game of Thrones
― A Game of Thrones
“Such things have disappeared perhaps because men do not trust themselves anymore, and when that happens there is nothing left except perhaps to find some strong sure man, even though he may be wrong, and to dangle from his coat-tails.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
“And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry years. It was always that way.”
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“There is no creature on earth half so terrifying as a truly just man.”
― A Game of Thrones
― A Game of Thrones
“The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but to those who can see it coming and jump aside.”
― The Rum Diary
― The Rum Diary
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