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For every man who lives without freedom, the rest of us must face the guilt.

— Lillian Hellman Watch on the Rhine (1941)

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Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth.

The Little Foxes (1939)

Lives were being ruined and few hands were raised in help. Since when do you have to agree with people to defend them from injustice?

Scoundrel Time (1976)

Old paint on a canvas, as it ages, sometimes becomes transparent.

Pentimento: A Book of Portraits (1973)

Lonely people, in talking to each other can make each other lonelier.

The Autumn Garden (1951)

A man should be jailed for telling lies to the young.

Candide (1956)

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