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“If we aren't capable of seeing that the benefit of justice means nothing unless it is extended to those who are too stupid to be worthy of it, we should join the other side.”
― Clive James, The Meaning of Recognition

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“A wise man doesn't seek war, but he's always prepared for it.”
― Matthew D Devitt

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“Birds remind me that the best things never last. Their lives are short. Ours too. Loss is a part it. But that’s what makes everything so . . . worth noticing.”
― Farah Naz Rishi, The Flightless Birds of New Hope

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“Something’s only impossible because it hasn’t been done yet.”
― Matthew D Devitt, The Quest for Freedom

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“I would rather be hated by the world and loved by myself than loved by the world and hated by myself.”
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