"Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half."
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"We must declare ourselves, become known allow the world to discover this subterranean life of ours which connects kings and farm boys, artists and clerks. Let them see that the important thing is not the object of love, but the emotion itself.“
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