Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible. - George Bancroft

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Once in a while, there's stuff that makes me say, That's what theatre's about. It has to be a human event on the stage, and that doesn't happen very often.

George Bancroft

Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible.

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Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no respect.

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