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Crimes of which a people is ashamed constitute its real history. T

Crimes of which a people is ashamed constitute its real history. The same is true of man. – Jean Genet

Other quotes by Jean Genet

A great wind swept over the ghetto, carrying away shame, invisibility and four centuries of humiliation. But when the wind dropped people saw it had been only a little breeze, friendly, almost gentle. – Jean Genet

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There is a close relationship between flowers and convicts. The fragility and delicacy of the former are of the same nature as the brutal insensitivity of the latter. – Jean Genet

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Prison
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A man must dream a long time in order to act with grandeur, and dreaming is nursed in darkness. – Jean Genet

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Other Quotes from
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The Supreme Courts only armor is the cloak of public trust its sole ammunition, the collective hopes of our society. – Irving R. Kaufman

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The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards. – Walter Bagehot

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History

Take from the altars of the past the fire – not the ashes. – Jean Jaures

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History

In terms of the history of a far reaching movement, 20 years is not that long. – Aung San Suu Kyi

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Random Quotes

I am tortured when I am away from my family, from my children. I am horribly guilt-ridden. – Jessica Lange

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Family

Right out of high school I never had the fear of getting beat, which is how most people lose. – Dan Gable

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Fear

The United States dollar took another pounding on German, French and British exchanges this morning, hitting the lowest point ever known in West Germany. – Gordon Sinclair

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Morning

What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it – would you be likely to give them another? Life is the same way. In order to attract more of the blessings that life has to offer, you must truly appreciate what you already have. – Ralph Marston

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