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Every man always has handy a dozen glib little reasons why he is right not to sacrifice himself.
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Age: 89 †
Born: 1918
Born: December 11
Died: 2008
Died: January 1
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Someone that you have deprived of everything is no longer in your power. He is once again entirely free.
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Once the fight is on-strike quickly and often.
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Not everything has a name. Some things lead us into a realm beyond words.
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