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I wanted to write about my mother as she should have been if she h

I wanted to write about my mother as she should have been if she had not been messed up by World War I. – Doris Lessing

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This world is run by people who know how to do things. They know how things work. They are equipped. Up there, theres a layer of people who run everything. But we –were just peasants. We dont understand whats going on, and we cant do anything. – Doris Lessing

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That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something youve understood all your life, but in a new way. – Doris Lessing

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New terms used like, overseas contingency operation instead of the word war – that reflects a worldview that is out of touch with the enemy that we face. We cant spin our way out of this threat. – Sarah Palin

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