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By KentMitchell BRONZE
Dracut, Massachusetts

Growing up, my grandfather was the comic relief for my family. He always had the sappy jokes on hand, could always turn a statement around, and would put a smile on anyones face re...
KentMitchell BRONZE, Dracut, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
Nothing to fear but fear itself.


nikiiiZ GOLD, Chicago, Illinois
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By Ryan222 BRONZE
Lexington, Kentucky
Ryan222 BRONZE, Lexington, Kentucky
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I Have Not Yet Begun To Fight!"

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By Anonymous
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Chloe Owens-Hess SILVER, Park City, Utah
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By Angel04 SILVER
Houston, Texas
Angel04 SILVER, Houston, Texas
7 articles 2 photos 39 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot; Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgement that something is more important than fear&quot; ~ Meg Cabot<br /> &quot; I&#039;d rather be pulling a Chevy, than driving a Ford&quot; ~ Grandpa Orta

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By Anonymous
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By lawgirl18 BRONZE
Duncanville, Texas
lawgirl18 BRONZE, Duncanville, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
"Until every soul is freely permitted to investigate every book, and creed, and dogma for itself, the world cannot be free. Mankind will be enslaved until there is mental grandeur enough to allow each man to have his thought and say. This earth will be a paradise when men can, upon all these questions differ, and yet grasp each other's hands as friends. It is amazing to me that a difference of opinion upon subjects that we know nothing with certainty about, should make us hate, persecute, and despise each other. Why a difference of opinion upon predestination, or the trinity, should make people imprison and burn each other seems beyond the comprehension of man; and yet in all countries where Christians have existed, they have destroyed each other to the exact extent of their power. Why should a believer in God hate an atheist? Surely the atheist has not injured God, and surely he is human, capable of joy and pain, and entitled to all the rights of man. Would it not be far better to treat this atheist, at least, as well as he treats us?"<br /> <br /> Robert G. Ingersoll

#20299 Nonfiction
wyattrich2 BRONZE, Leander, Texas
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"We are what we believe we are." - CS Lewis

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By Ehorowitz BRONZE
West Hempstead, New York
Ehorowitz BRONZE, West Hempstead, New York
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be the change you want to see in the world.&quot;<br /> -Mahatma Gandhi