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To fall in love is easy, even to remain in it is not difficult; our human loneliness is cause enough. But it is a hard quest worth making to find a comrade through whose steady presence one becomes steadily the person one desires to be.

~Anna Louise Strong

Topics: Becomes Cause Comrade Desires Difficult Easy Enough Even Fall Find Hard Human Loneliness Love Love Is Making Our Person Presence Quest Remain Steadily Steady Through Whose Worth

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They say the Pharaohs built the pyramids Do you think one Pharaoh dropped one bead of sweat? We built the pyramids for the Pharaohs and we're building for them yet.

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Strong I am one of those who never knows the direction of my journey until I have almost arrived.

~Anna Louise Strong

Topics: Almost Am Arrived Direction Journey Knows My Journey Never Strong Those Until Who I Am

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A certain number of Americans are already in Peking and most of us here feel that it would be very useful for the United States and especially for the Left-wing progressive movement in the United States if groups of students such as you mention could make a tour of China.

~Anna Louise Strong

Topics: American Certain China Could Feel Groups Here Left-Wing Make Mention Most Movement Number Progressive States Students Tour United United States Us Useful Very Would You

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Having no diplomatic representation in Washington, China has no sources which allow her to check the character of applicants and therefore makes the practice of refusing everybody from the United States.

~Anna Louise Strong

Topics: Allow Character Check China Diplomatic Everybody Having Her Makes Practice Refusing Representation Sources States Therefore United United States Washington Which

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I have very little hope that any permission can be gained for your organization. However, I shall place it in a special folder with similar applications and raise the question from time to time with such people here as may have authority.

~Anna Louise Strong

Topics: Any Applications Authority From Time To Time Gained Here Hope However Little May Organization People Permission Place Question Raise Shall Similar Special Time Very Your

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In point of fact all Americans are automatically turned down by China these days because of the escalation of Johnson's war in Vietnam, which several times has intruded into China.

~Anna Louise Strong

Topics: All Americans American Automatically Because China Days Down Escalation Fact Johnson Point Several Times Turned Vietnam War Which

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So far we have not convinced the Chinese authorities. My own brother was refused a visa on what was probably my last chance of seeing him when he was going around the world on a tour. Scott Nearing was similarly refused.

~Anna Louise Strong

Topics: Around Authorities Brother Chance Chinese Convinced Far Going He Him Last My Own Own Refused Scott Seeing Similarly Tour Visa World

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: November 24th, 1885

Died: March 29th, 1970

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