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Eisenhower, Dwight D. Letter to Arthur Eisenhower. 2 July. 1943.

Do you believe in miracles? Yes!

Al Michaels

After the U.S. men's hockey team beat the Sovet Union for the gold medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics.

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Michaels, Al. Spoken at the conclusion of victory by U.S. Olympic ice hockey team. 24 Feb. 1980, Olympic Fieldhouse, Olympic Arena, Lake Placid, NY, USA. ABC television broadcast.

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Williams, Tennessee. Orpheus Descending. Directed by Harold Clurman. Performed by Elizabeth Eustis and Jane Rose and Warren Kemmerling. 17 Mar. 1957, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, New York, USA, act 2, sc. 1.

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Williams, Tennessee. "Orpheus Descending." Orpheus Descending and Suddenly Last Summer. New Directions, 2012, act 2, sc. 1.

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Lorde, Audre. "Eye to Eye: Black Women, Hatred, and Anger." Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches. Crossing Press, 1984.

I have 14 other grandchildren and if I pay one penny now, I'll have 14 kidnapped grandchildren.

J. Paul Getty

To reporters after his grandson was kidnapped and a ransom payment was demanded.

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Getty, Jean Paul. Statement to the press about his grandson's kidnapping. 26 July 1973, Guilford, England, UK.

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Jackson, Robert H. Dissenting Opinion. Zorach v. Clauson. United States Reports, vol. 343, 28 Apr. 1952, pp. 323-325. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/343/306/.

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Mather, Cotton. The Wonders of the Invisible World. John Dunton, 1693.

Cheese, milk's leap toward immortality.

Clifton Fadiman

The Complete Book of Cheese

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Fadiman, Clifton. The Complete Book of Cheese. Gramercy Publishing Company, 1955, introduction.

No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her body. No woman can call herself free until she can choose consciously whether she will or will not be a mother.

Margaret Sanger

Woman and the New Race

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Sanger, Margaret. Woman and the New Race. Brentano's, 1920, ch. 8.

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Lewinsky, Monica. Grand jury testimony. 6 Aug. 1998, Washington, DC, USA.

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Mailer, Norman. "She Thought the Russians Was Coming." Esquire, 1 June 1960.

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Quayle, Dan. Quoted in Wall Street Journal. 26 May 1989.

A myth is a religion in which no-one any longer believes.

James K. Feibleman

Understanding Philosophy

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Feibleman, James K. "The Earliest Greek Philosophers." Understanding Philosophy: A Popular History of Ideas. Horizon Press, 1973, ch. 3.

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Truman, Harry S. Address about establishing the Truman Doctrine. Joint session of Congress. 12 Mar. 1947, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Chief Joseph. Speech in Lincoln Hall. 14 Jan. 1879, Lincoln Hall, Washington, DC, USA.

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Chief Joseph. "An Indian's Views of Indian Affairs." Great Speeches by Native Americans, edited by Bob Blaisdell. Dover Publications, 2012.

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Gonzales, Alberto R. Memorandum to George W. Bush. 25 Jan. 2002.

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Palin, Sarah. Urging her supporters to oppose Democratic plans for health care reform. Facebook, 7 Aug. 2009.

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Hubbard, Elbert. The Philosophy of Elbert Hubbard. Roycrofters, 1916.

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Wharton, Edith. "A First Word." A Backward Glance. D. Appleton-Century Company, 1934.

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Romney, Mitt. Remarks at private fundraiser. 17 May 2012, Boca Raton, FL, USA.