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William Gordon

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“The nation that will insist on drawing a broad line of demarcation between the fighting man and the thinking man is liable to find its fighting done by fools and its thinking done by cowards.””

Charles George Gordon

“Because we are no different from any animal, any insect or germule. We are not , Cal. You, me, we all came from nothing, and that's exactly where we're all going one day, maybe soon, whether we like it or not.””

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“One needs something to look forward to - that's what makes life worth living.””

“The nation that will insist on drawing a broad line of demarcation between the fighting man and the thinking man is liable to find its fighting done by fools and its thinking done by cowards.””

Charles George Gordon

“Because we are no different from any animal, any insect or germule. We are not , Cal. You, me, we all came from nothing, and that's exactly where we're all going one day, maybe soon, whether we like it or not.””

Deeper

“One needs something to look forward to - that's what makes life worth living.””

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The Historyof the Rise,Progress,and...

William Gordon

The History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment of the Independence of the United States of America, Vol. 1 (of 3): Including an Account of the Late War, and of the Thirteen Colonies, from Their Origin to That Period

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