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Meaningful ideas and quotes
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‘All cruelty springs from weakness.’ - Seneca
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‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
 RE: Meaningful ideas and quotes
December 3, 2018 at 8:55 pm
(This post was last modified: December 3, 2018 at 8:55 pm by Angrboda.)
Quote:If, twenty-five years ago, someone had described to you a country in which candidates threatened to lock up their rivals, political opponents accused the government of stealing the election or establishing a dictatorship, and parties used their legislative majorities to impeach presidents and steal supreme court seats, you might have thought of Ecuador or Romania. You probably would not have thought of the United States. ![[Image: extraordinarywoo-sig.jpg?rlkey=x1nmxbwrp...pouidnfvtl]](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/scl/fi/a6a72vica8gsyddmkhtxp/extraordinarywoo-sig.jpg?rlkey=x1nmxbwrpk9dzrupouidnfvtl) 
Life is like a box of chocolates. It doesn't last long if you're fat.
-Joe someone 
The burdens of a cherry tree are the reason it blossoms.
-Sum Zen'shit 
It's an unfortunate fact, however, that some intellectuals become enantiodromias who make up new falsehoods.
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