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John Jakes

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Quotes by John Jakes

Davis was especially scored for allegedly favoring foreigners and Jews in his administration.
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Davis was especially scored for allegedly favoring foreigners and Jews in his administration.
Neither of you ever let fear put chains on your conscience.
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Neither of you ever let fear put chains on your conscience.
1891-1892 Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of exiles. 1883 The New Colossus by EMMA LAZARUS, written to raise funds to complete the Statue of Liberty.
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1891-1892 Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of exiles. 1883 The New Colossus by EMMA LAZARUS, written to raise funds to complete the Statue of Liberty.
He thought of nothing but the ardent, open warmth of this singular and passionate young woman who inspired him to love with all of his body and mind.
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He thought of nothing but the ardent, open warmth of this singular and passionate young woman who inspired him to love with all of his body and mind.
God! he swore silently. That man was ever born to be torn and troubled by women!
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God! he swore silently. That man was ever born to be torn and troubled by women!
Remember, men. it is better to wound than to slay, since it takes time to carry an injured man to the rear and sometimes requires two of the enemy rather than one.
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Remember, men. it is better to wound than to slay, since it takes time to carry an injured man to the rear and sometimes requires two of the enemy rather than one.
Reading’s the means by which the lowest man can lift himself from a state of ignorance.
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Reading’s the means by which the lowest man can lift himself from a state of ignorance.
He and Marie wandered through a square.
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He and Marie wandered through a square.
This country’s drifting into serious trouble because of the clamor for simple and immediate solutions to complex problems that will take years to solve – even with total effort on both sides.
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This country’s drifting into serious trouble because of the clamor for simple and immediate solutions to complex problems that will take years to solve – even with total effort on both sides.
Guilty she might be. But what human being was not? There were things in her past she needn’t be ashamed of, things to be proud of; she wouldn’t surrender so meekly to a condemning judgment.
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Guilty she might be. But what human being was not? There were things in her past she needn’t be ashamed of, things to be proud of; she wouldn’t surrender so meekly to a condemning judgment.
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