The Russian Bolsheviks have discovered that truth does not matter so long as there is reiteration. They have no difficulty whatever in countering a fact by a lie which, if repeated often enough and loudly enough, becomes accepted by the people.

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Everyone is in favor of free speech. Hardly a day passes without its being extolled, but some people's idea of it is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone else says anything back, that is an outrage.

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A nation that forgets its past has no future.

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A good speech should be like a woman's skirt: long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest

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Great success always comes at the risk of enormous failure.

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You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.

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When you're 20 you care what everyone thinks, when you're 40 you stop caring what everyone thinks, when you're 60 you realize no one was ever thinking about you in the first place. You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.

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Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

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A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

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You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else.

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