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By The_Doctor GOLD
Canon City, Colorado

I stood there, awaiting my turn. My stomach churned and I felt my lunch coming back up to surprise the people around me. Beads of sweat slowly trickled down my forehead and down my...
The_Doctor GOLD, Canon City, Colorado
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“Because while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning, and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth. And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn't there? Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and oppression. And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillance coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission. How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror. I know why you did it. I know you were afraid. Who wouldn't be? War, terror, disease. There were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt your reason and rob you of your common sense. ”


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By Sparkle1pops PLATINUM
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Sparkle1pops PLATINUM, Colorado Springs, Colorado
31 articles 20 photos 342 comments

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&quot;No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.&quot;<br /> - Oscar Wilde

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By Ariel smith BRONZE
Winter Haven, Florida
Ariel smith BRONZE, Winter Haven, Florida
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By erichter621 BRONZE
Niles, Illinois
erichter621 BRONZE, Niles, Illinois
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&quot;A child who is content with milk will never feast on meat&quot;

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By Anonymous
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By abbililes BRONZE
Peletier, North Carolina
abbililes BRONZE, Peletier, North Carolina
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LoonyLoopyLupin GOLD, Raynham, Massachusetts
13 articles 0 photos 52 comments

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&quot;I am proud of who I am. I believe in what I do.&quot; -Pavel Chekov (Star Trek The Original Series, episode: &quot;The Way To Eden&quot;)

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By haleymccullough PLATINUM
Hartland, Wisconsin
haleymccullough PLATINUM, Hartland, Wisconsin
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Toopka BRONZE, Sparks, Nevada
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The wheel weaves as the wheel wills

followingnofootsteps SILVER, Orange, California
6 articles 1 photo 10 comments

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&quot;To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.&quot;