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" I have always looked on disobedience toward the oppressive as the only way to use the miracle of having been born. "
Oriana Fallaci
Been
Only
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" I didn't want to kill a man. I'm not capable of killing a man. I wanted to kill a tyrant. "
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" The increased presence of Muslims in Italy and in Europe is directly proportional to our loss of freedom. "
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" To speak of oneself means to lay bare one's own soul, expose it like a body to the sun. To lay bare one's own soul is not at all like taking off one's brassiere on a crowded beach! "
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" What are the symbols of American strength, wealth, power and modernity? Certainly not jazz and rock and roll, not chewing-gum or hamburgers, Broadway or Hollywood. It's their skyscrapers. Their Pentagon. Their science. Their technology. "
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" Whether it comes from a despotic sovereign or an elected president, from a murderous general or a beloved leader, I see power as an inhuman and hateful phenomenon. "
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" Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art. And to have that art is rare. "
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" I don't hide. I never have. I stay at home because I like to stay at home, and at home I work. "
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" I don't want to hear about my death. "
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" Why do the people humiliate themselves by voting? I didn't vote because I have dignity. If I had closed my nose and voted for one of them, I would spit on my own face. "
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" Is it right to shoot the poor prostitute or a woman who is unfaithful to her husband, or a man who loves another man? "
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