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" Evil is a sucker for solidity. It always goes for big numbers, for confident granite, for ideological purity, for drilled armies and balanced sheets. "
Joseph Brodsky
Purity
Always
Confident
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" Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family. "
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