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You cannot survive if you do not know the past.

Oriana Fallaci

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Oriana Fallaci
Age: 77 †
Born: 1929
Born: June 29
Died: 2006
Died: September 15
Conspiracy Theorist
Journalist
Politician
War Correspondent
Writer
Florence
Tuscany
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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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I have always looked on disobedience toward the oppressive as the only way to use the miracle of having been born.
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You wear yourself out in the pursuit of wealth or love or freedom, you do everything to gain some right, and once it's gained you take no pleasure in it.
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I don't want to hear about my death.
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But here's what I've learned in this war, in this country, in this city: to love the miracle of having been born.
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