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The suppression of civil liberties is too many less a matter for horror than the curtailment of the freedom to profit.
Marya Mannes
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Marya Mannes
Age: 85 †
Born: 1904
Born: November 14
Died: 1990
Died: September 13
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Ribbons a-flutter and orchids a-tremble, Yearly the vigilant Daughters assemble, Affirming in fervid and firm resolutions Their permanent veto on all revolutions.
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An American who can make money, invoke God, and be no better than his neighbor, has nothing to fear but truth itself.
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