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“Although I am a woman and young, I have more than enough courage to suffer this death and a thousand more.”

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Policarpa Salavarrieta, born on January 26, 1795, and died on November 14, 1817, was a historical figure. The specific profession and category are unknown. more

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“He loved telling stories. He had been everywhere in the world. The northwest frontier, the landscape of the Hindu Kush, was one of the great landscapes of my childhood because he used to evoke it with his stories. He taught me the sequence of ranks in the British army when I was about eight. I was in the bed with him while he told me everything about his life - except, probably, the real things, because of course you couldn't go there.”

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“It's a tragedy that modernity has released this Ebola beast into the world. It renders humans untouchable, and that's sickening. The international response so far has been scandalous. China has delivered f**k all.”

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“Men of New England, I hold you to the doctrines of liberty which ye inherit from your Puritan forefathers.”

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“Until everyone in this country over 35 has passed away, the theocracy will still be alive. And I am not actually of the theocracy, and that could bother people. I think I've probably taken a bit of flak for that, as well as being an arsehole occasionally, obviously.”

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