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We need a Napoleon. An Alexander. Except that Napoleon lost in the end, and Alexander flamed out and died young. We need a Julius Caesar, except that he made himself a dictator, and died for it.
Orson Scott Card
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Orson Scott Card
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: August 24
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He is dead, she thought bitterly, because we have forgotten him.
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Regardless of law, marriage has only one definition, and any government that attempts to change it is my mortal enemy. I will act to destroy that government and bring it down.
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I have hope for you, if only because you're the only one left to hope for.
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Into the the air, into the earth, into the fire, I am with you.
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The priests say that God created our souls, and that just puts us under the control of another puppeteer. If God created our will, then he's responsible for every choice we make.
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