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People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough m

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. – George Orwell

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I mean, honestly, we have to be clear that the life for many Afghan women is not that much different than it was a hundred years ago, 200 years ago. The country has lived with so much violence and conflict that many people, men and women, just want it to be over. – Hillary Clinton

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