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"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."Speaker: Voltaire
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"If you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best"Source: Marilyn Monroe | Speaker: Marilyn Monroe
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"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it."Source: Misquote | Speaker: Joseph Goebbels
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"Our deepest fear is not that we are weak. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure."Source: 1994 Inaugural Address | Speaker: Nelson Mandela
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"Those who matter don't mind, and those who mind don't matter."Source: Dr. Seuss | Speaker: Dr. Seuss