Quote by Mary Antin
On a royal birthday every house must fly a flag, or the owner woul

On a royal birthday every house must fly a flag, or the owner would be dragged to a police station and be fined twenty-five rubles. – Mary Antin

Other quotes by Mary Antin

As we moved along in a little procession, I was delighted with the illumination of the streets. So many lamps, and they burned until morning, my father said, and so people did not need to carry lanterns. – Mary Antin

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Morning
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The apex of my civic pride and personal contentment was reached on the bright September morning when I entered the public school. – Mary Antin

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Morning
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One positive command he gave us: You shall love and honor your emperor. In every congregation a prayer must be said for the czars health, or the chief of police would close the synagogue. – Mary Antin

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Health
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Other Quotes from
Birthday
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Im amazed. When I was 40, I thought Id never make 50. And at 50 I thought the frosting on the cake would be 60. At 60, I was still going strong and enjoying everything. – Gloria Stuart

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Birthday

I play PC and Xbox games at home, and I just got a PSP as a birthday present. – Uwe Boll

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Birthday

Just hit my 75th birthday, Im feeling great! – Colin Powell

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Birthday

Most of us can remember a time when a birthday – especially if it was ones own – brightened the world as if a second sun has risen. – Robert Staughton Lynd

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Birthday

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A films success or failure is strictly on the directors shoulders. – Robin Tunney

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She belongs to a race of delightful women, who never do any harm, whom everybody calls good, and who are very severe on those who do not pretend to be good. – Gilbert Parker

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Women

It is remarkable, in cats, that the outer life they reveal to their masters is one of perpetual boredom. – Robley Wilson, Jr.

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Cats

The Communist regime didnt consider this to be a shining moment in history and assigned no heroism to it. They classified it as merely an accident. – Kathryn Bigelow

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History