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" An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry. "
George Eliot
Election
Universal
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" America is a Nation with a mission - and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no desire to dominate, no ambitions of empire. Our aim is a democratic peace - a peace founded upon the dignity and rights of every man and woman. "
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" Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another. "
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" Let love flow so that it cleanses the world. Then man can live in peace, instead of the state of turmoil he has created through his past ways of life, with all those material interests and earthly ambitions. "
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