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    John F. Kennedy stood in West Germany and said, "Eich bin ein Berliner,’ ensuring American solidarity with Germans oppressed under communism. Trapped behind the Berlin Wall. Ronald Reagan stood in West Germany and demanded, ’Mr. Gorbechav, tear down this wall!" to bring a peaceful end to the Cold War. Full Article at Eye of Polyphemus
    Eich bin ein Berliner,’ ensuring American solidarity with Germans oppressed under communism. Trapped behind the Berlin Wall. Ronald Reagan stood in West Germany and demanded, ’Mr. Gorbechav, tear down this wall!
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  2. The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself
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  3. You cannot conceive, nor can I, the appalling strangeness of the mercy of God.
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  4. Fear not your enemies, for they can only kill you; fear not your friends, for they can only betray you; fear only the indifferent who permit killers and betrayers to walk safely on the Earth.
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  5. The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.
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