American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it.

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Nobody is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in heart, for his purity by definition i

Nobody is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in heart, for his purity by definition is unassailable.

The paradox of education is precisely this - that as one begins to become conscious one begins to e

The paradox of education is precisely this - that as one begins to become conscious ,one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated.

I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense once h

I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense once hate is gone they will be forced to deal with pain.

Hatred which could destroy so much never failed to destroy the man who hated and this was an immuta

Hatred which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy the man who hated, and this was an immutable law.

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    The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history. - George Orwell Quote

    The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.

    Beauty is a pair of shoes that makes you wanna die.

    Beauty is a pair of shoes that makes you wanna die.

    Behind every beautiful thing there's been some kind of pain.

    Behind every beautiful thing there's been some kind of pain.

    The great courageous act that we must all do, is to have the courage to step out of our history and past so that we can live our dreams.

    The great courageous act that we must all do, is to have the courage to step out of our history and past, so that we can live our dreams.

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