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Quote by Oriana Fallaci
Whether it comes from a despotic sovereign or an elected president

Whether it comes from a despotic sovereign or an elected president, from a murderous general or a beloved leader, I see power as an inhuman and hateful phenomenon. – Oriana Fallaci

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I cry, sometimes, because Im not 20 years younger, and Im not healthy. But if I were, I would even sacrifice my writing to enter politics. – Oriana Fallaci

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Politics
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Oriana Fallaci
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War is something Arafat sends others to do for him. That is, the poor souls who believe in him. This pompous incompetent caused the failure of the Camp David negotiations, Clintons mediation. – Oriana Fallaci

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Failure
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Oriana Fallaci
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In my old age, I have been thinking about this, and I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. – Oriana Fallaci

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Courage
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Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself. – Gloria Steinem

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Fight the power that be. Fight the power. – Spike Lee

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A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time now Ive been conscious of expressing myself through light or rather in light. – Henri Matisse

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Women are a sisterhood. They make common cause in behalf of the sex and, indeed, this is natural enough, when we consider the vast power that the law gives us over them. – William Cobbett

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