The Sellout
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whether I’m a direct descendant of Dred Scott, that colored conundrum who, as a slave living in a free state, was man enough for his wife and kids,
“Always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself.”
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“With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God's work must truly be our own.”
― John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address
― John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address
“All this will not be finished in the first one hundred days. Nor will it be finished in the first one thousand days . . .nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin.”
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“The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonely.”
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“Man is conceived in sin and born in corruption and he passeth from the stink of the didie to the stench of the shroud. There is always something
(All The King's Men)”
― All the King's Men
(All The King's Men)”
― All the King's Men
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