Who would ever give up the reality of dreams for relative knowledge? - Alice James

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Should any terrorist strike or act of war occur in which American lives are lost, we must be on guard for any attempt by the government to turn that tragedy into justification for sweeping action.

Alice James

Who would ever give up the reality of dreams for relative knowledge?

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The difficulty about all this dying, is that you can't tell a fellow anything about it, so where does the fun come in?

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Destitution and excessive luxury develop apparently the same ideals, the same marauding attitude towards mankind, the intensity of struggle for material goods, -- surely showing how perfect is the meeting of extremes.

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I wonder whether if I had an education I should have been more or less a fool that I am.

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You must remember that a woman, by nature, needs much less to feed upon than a man, a few emotions and she is satisfied.

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Though I have no productive worth, I have a certain value as an indestructible quantity.

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