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I was under medication when I made the decision not to burn the tapes.
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Silence is argument carried out by other means.
- ErnestoCheGuevara Logic is in the eye of the logician.
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I respect faith, but doubt is what gives you an education.
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I require three things in a man: He must be handsome, ruthless, and stupid.
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Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking
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