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I gambled on having the strength to live two lives, one for myself

I gambled on having the strength to live two lives, one for myself and one for the world. – Ruth Benedict

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If we justify war, it is because all peoples always justify the traits of which they find themselves possessed, not because war will bear an objective examination of its merits. – Ruth Benedict

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You have to take strength from the people that love you and the people that love Barbara and the huge number of expressions of sympathy and compassion and support. That has been extremely moving. – Ted Olson

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