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Quote by Wendell Willkie
But it required a disastrous, internecine war to bring this questi

But it required a disastrous, internecine war to bring this question of human freedom to a crisis, and the process of striking the shackles from the slave was accomplished in a single hour. – Wendell Willkie

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History shows that our way of life is the stronger way. From it has come more wealth, more industry, more happiness, more human enlightenment than from any other way. – Wendell Willkie

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Happiness
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Wendell Willkie
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Emancipation came to the colored race in America as a war measure. It was an act of military necessity. Manifestly it would have come without war, in the slower process of humanitarian reform and social enlightenment. – Wendell Willkie

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War
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Wendell Willkie
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When we talk of freedom and opportunity for all nations, the mocking paradoxes in our own society become so clear they can no longer be ignored. – Wendell Willkie

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Freedom
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Wherever on this planet ideals of personal freedom and dignity apply, there you will find the cultural inheritance of England. – Karel Capek

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Freedom

I have more freedom when I write fiction, but my memoirs have had a much stronger impact on my readers. Somehow the message, even if I am not even aware that there is one, is conveyed better in this form. – Isabel Allende

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Freedom

The magic of America is that were a free and open society with a mixed population. Part of our security is our freedom. – Madeleine Albright

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Freedom

Having grown up in Bombay, from the day youre born, you have absolute freedom to choose who you want to be. – Freida Pinto

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Freedom

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Talk of joy: there may be things better than beef stew and baked potatoes and home-made bread — there may be. – Ray Stannard Baker [David Grayson]

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Running clears my mind, and gives me a reason to get out of bed in the morning. – Ronnie OSullivan

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Morning

We recognise in the finished art, which is the result of these conditions, the best words in the best order – poetry and to put this essential poetry into different classes is impossible. – John Drinkwater

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I will try to work for greater reconciliation, cooperation and peace in North East Asia based on correct perception of history. – Park Geun-hye

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Peace