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Washington, not Jefferson, freed his slaves upon his death. - Step

Washington, not Jefferson, freed his slaves upon his death. – Stephen Ambrose

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World War II, the atomic bomb, the Cold War, made it hard for Americans to continue their optimism. – Stephen Ambrose

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Art has two constant, two unending concerns: It always meditates on death and thus always creates life. All great, genuine art resembles and continues the Revelation of St John. – Boris Pasternak

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The disembodied spirit is immortal there is nothing of it that can grow old or die. But the embodied spirit sees death on the horizon as soon as its day dawns. – Thomas Hobbes

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A man who cannot be enticed by money or intimidated by the threat of jail or death has two of the strongest weapons that anyone has to offer. – Jesse Jackson

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The fear of death often proves mortal, and sets people on methods to save their Lives, which infallibly destroy them. – Joseph Addison

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