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Xiveri Mates, Books 4-6 (Xiveri Mates #4-6)

by Elizabeth Stephens (Goodreads Author)

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― Malcolm X, By Any Means Necessary

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“[Dean] “My dear fellow, who will let you?”

[Roark] “That’s not the point. The point is, who will stop me?”
― Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead

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― Malcolm X

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