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By TargonTheDragon GOLD
Ofallon, Missouri

The problem with the statement “justice and mercy” is that the two cannot co-exist in the same situation. The term justice, and the act of distributing it, is giving to a person wh...
TargonTheDragon GOLD, Ofallon, Missouri
15 articles 16 photos 292 comments

Favorite Quote:
First dentistry was painless.<br /> Then bicycles were chainless,<br /> Carriages were horseless,<br /> And many laws enforceless.<br /> <br /> Next cookery was fireless,<br /> Telegraphy was wireless,<br /> Cigars were nicotineless,<br /> And coffee caffeineless.<br /> <br /> Soon oranges were seedless,<br /> The putting green was weedless,<br /> The college boy was hatless,<br /> The proper diet fatless.<br /> <br /> New motor roads are dustless,<br /> The latest steel is rustless,<br /> Our tennis courts are sodless,<br /> Our new religion &mdash; godless.


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By Anonymous
Mike Hennessey BRONZE, Kitchener, Other
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By Vladimir_Leiko BRONZE
KETTERING, Ohio
Vladimir_Leiko BRONZE, KETTERING, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

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The pessimism contained in my writing is by no means to be taken as a program for doing nothing, caring for nothing. There is little to lose and everything at stake; as such it is a necessity that the anxiety of living be translated into a fierce weapon against our enemies. The only thing in this world I have come to know as stable, that I can rely on when everything is falling apart, is a shared and electrifying hatred for the conditions that produce such a miserable existence.

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By DarkAngel101 GOLD
Birmingham, Alabama
DarkAngel101 GOLD, Birmingham, Alabama
13 articles 2 photos 31 comments

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&quot;Don&#039;t count your tears, they mean only sorrow. But count the ones you hold back, which are your strength that makes you stronger.&quot;

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By CrazyWriter GOLD
Lorton Station, Virginia
CrazyWriter GOLD, Lorton Station, Virginia
16 articles 2 photos 102 comments

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&quot;Once you have given up on the most important thing in your life, you begin to die, because then, you gradually lose your true self&quot;~Hana Kimi<br /> &quot;Someone who can lie to themself. . . is lonely, and in pain&quot;~Hana Kimi

Walkoffahero BRONZE, Columbia, Maryland
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

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&quot;I think they misunderestimated me.&quot; -George Bush

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By VandalSpirit DIAMOND
Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
VandalSpirit DIAMOND, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
51 articles 9 photos 185 comments

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Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of Gods great love, we are not consumed. His compassion never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

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By idontevencare BRONZE
Coral Springs, Florida
idontevencare BRONZE, Coral Springs, Florida
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RitaStrings BRONZE, Odivelas, Other
4 articles 1 photo 4 comments

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&quot;Deus Quer, o homem sonha, a obra nasce&quot; - Fernando Pessoa<br /> (&quot;God wills,the man dreams and shell-work is born.