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“No matter how paranoid or conspiracy-minded you are, what the government is actually doing is worse than you imagine.”

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William Blum, born in 1933, is an American author known for his works that focus on political, historical, and social issues. His writing is characterized by a critical perspective and in-depth analysis of power structures. more

“Our leaders are cruel because only those willing to be inordinately cruel and remorseless can hold positions of leadership in the foreign policy establishment. People capable of expressing a full human measure of compassion and empathy toward faraway powerless strangers do not become president of the United States, or vice president, or secretary of state, or national security adviser or secretary of the treasury. Nor do they want to.”

“Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II”

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Book:Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower

Source: Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower

“Men have presented their plans and philosophies for the remedying of earth's ills, but Jesus stands alone in presenting not a system, but His own personality as capable of supplying the needs of the soul.”

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Author:A. C. Dixon

“There is no kind of experience in which a Christian has a right to refuse to praise God, for 'all things work together for good to them that love God.'”

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Book:Through Night to Morning

Source: Through Night to Morning

“What a writer brought to a book didn't matter as much as what the reader contributed.”

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Author:Lisa Morton

“CEREMONY OF FLIES hits the road like a nitrous-fueled GTO...and then pulls the ultimate stunt of getting better. What starts as a deceptively simple hard-boiled noir story twists on itself and adds layers and grows stranger and before you know it, BAM - it's the end of the world and all you can do is hang on by your fingernails. This really, truly is one of the best novellas I've read in years.”

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Author:Lisa Morton

“Over time I learned that there were a lot of people who would judge you, blame you, and try to make you feel lesser, no matter what you did; that a degree, a good suit, and a career wouldn't always insulate you from scorn.”

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Author:Rachel Lloyd

“Girls weren’t drug addicted, they were love addicted, and that, I’ll learn, is far harder to treat.”

Girl Drug Treats Harder Drug Addict

Author:Rachel Lloyd

“If we're going to address trafficking in our country we have to address poverty, racism & gender based violence.”

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Author:Rachel Lloyd

“An important documentary that sheds light on one of the most terrifying realities in the U.S. today—the commercial sexual exploitation of young girls. TRICKED is a comprehensive portrait of all the players in this human rights abuse: survivors, traffickers, johns and cops. Everyone should see this film.”

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Author:Rachel Lloyd

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