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" A state is not a state if it belongs to one man. "
Sophocles
Man
Belongs
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" It's impossible to speak what it is not noble to do. "
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You
Win
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Pledge
Reflection
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Honor
Rather
Succeed
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Even
Cheating
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Someone
Death
" Gratitude to gratitude always gives birth. "
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Gives
Birth
Always
" Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another. "
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Another
Much
One Thing
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Bear
Mighty
Up
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Blind
Far
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Always
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Words
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Lie
Ever
Old Age
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Justice
More
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More
Toils
Dead