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Quote by Frederick Douglass
At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is

At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed. – Frederick Douglass

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Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe. – Frederick Douglass

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Society
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Frederick Douglass
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America is false to the past, false to the present, and solemnly binds herself to be false to the future. – Frederick Douglass

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Future
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Frederick Douglass
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I feel there are two people inside me – me and my intuition. If I go against her, shell screw me every time, and if I follow her, we get along quite nicely. – Kim Basinger

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Time

The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me than this short present time, which nevertheless seems endless. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Time

For centuries, man believed that the sun revolves around the earth. Centuries later, he still thinks that time moves clockwise. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Time

No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen. – Epictetus

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Time

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No man is lonely eating spaghetti; it requires so much attention. – Christopher Morley

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Why do you think I write these feminist songs, to try and teach myself to respect myself. You know, its not because Im a hero. – Ani DiFranco

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respect

We need affordable space travel to inspire our youth, to let them know that they can experience their dreams, can set significant goals and be in a position to lead all of us to future progress in exploration, discovery and fun. Thanks to the X Prize for the inspiration. – Burt Rutan

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While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill – little better understood, little better practiced now than three or four thousand years ago. – John Adams

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Government