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Quote by Victor Hugo
We say that slavery has vanished from European civilization, but t

We say that slavery has vanished from European civilization, but this is not true. Slavery still exists, but now it applies only to women and its name is prostitution. – Victor Hugo

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Society is a republic. When an individual tries to lift themselves above others, they are dragged down by the mass, either by ridicule or slander. – Victor Hugo

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Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent. – Victor Hugo

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America is a friend to the people of Iraq. Our demands are directed only at the regime that enslaves them and threatens us. When these demands are met, the first and greatest benefit will come to Iraqi men, women and children. – George W. Bush

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I think today women are very scared to celebrate themselves, because then they just get labeled. – Charlize Theron

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There are older men with younger women but you dont see a lot of older women with younger men. There are some women who have been able to do it but not often. – Tori Amos

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I always play women I would date. – Angelina Jolie

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Only the prepared speaker deserves to be confident. – Dale Carnegie

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