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Quote by Thomas Carlyle
Reform is not pleasant, but grievous no person can reform themselv

Reform is not pleasant, but grievous no person can reform themselves without suffering and hard work, how much less a nation. – Thomas Carlyle

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War is a quarrel between two thieves too cowardly to fight their own battle. – Thomas Carlyle

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I dont pretend to understand the Universe – its a great deal bigger than I am. – Thomas Carlyle

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I think the importance of doing activist work is precisely because it allows you to give back and to consider yourself not as a single individual who may have achieved whatever but to be a part of an ongoing historical movement. – Angela Davis

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Well, just being stupid and politically incorrect doesnt work. You can be politically incorrect if youre smart. – Mel Brooks

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The thing about the 600 words, I mean some day, you can do a very, very, very hard days work and not write a word, just revising, or you would scribble a few words. – J. K. Rowling

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