Every man is his own ancestor, and every man his own heir. He devises his own fortune, and he inherits his own past.
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"I do not much dislike the matter, but the manner of his speech." – William Shakespeare
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Every man is born as many men and dies as a single one. -Heidegger, Martin
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"Kosovo is an affront to everything we stand for," – Hillary Clinton
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Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbor. -Arnold Toynbee
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