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" Writing is not the easiest way to make a living. Your work long hours, usually all by yourself. It is not a way to make money. "
Stephen Ambrose
Work
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" Trial by jury. Live wherever you can make a living. How could a government based on such principles fail? "
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" Washington and Jefferson were both rich Virginia planters, but they were never friends. "
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" The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future. "
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