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In the early years of America's skyjacking epidemic, the airlines were reluctant to let the FBI attempt to end hijackings by force; they feared that innocents would get caught in the crossfire, thereby sparking a wave of negative publicity.

~Brendan I. Koerner

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The first outbreak of America's 11-year skyjacking epidemic occurred in the summer of 1961, when four planes were seized in the nation's airspace. The last of these incidents, involving 16-year-old Cody Bearden and his father, Leon, is the one that finally forced the federal government to pay attention to the escalating crisis.

~Brendan I. Koerner

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America has never seen itself as a national state like all others, but rather as an experiment in human freedom and democracy.

~Brent Scowcroft

Topics: America Democracy Experiment Freedom Human Human Freedom Itself Like National Never Others Rather Seen State

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I guess my break in America came a little too early. It would've been nice to have a few more years to find out what I'm like as an actor without a camera on my face.

~Brenton Thwaites

Topics: Actor America Been Break Came Camera Early Face Few Find Guess Like Little More Nice Out Too Without Years

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We can never be satisfied until we know our children can grow up in a safe and prosperous America.

~Brett Guthrie

Topics: America Children Grow Grow Up Know Never Our Prosperous Safe Satisfied Until Up

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The goal, I submit, is obvious: subjugating the world (which is barbarian, dangerous, envious and ungrateful) to US power for the sake of America's interests.

~Breyten Breytenbach

Topics: America Barbarian Dangerous Envious Goal Interests Obvious Power Sake Submit Ungrateful Us Which World

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Dangerous because your present Administration and its specialized agencies by all accounts know no restraint in hitting out at any perceived enemy of America, and nobody or nothing can protect one from their vindictiveness.

~Breyten Breytenbach

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When I was a child, I wanted to... go into space! To go to Mars. I wanted to explore and explore and explore. I wanted to go to the Lost World in South America - I was heartbroken to discover there were no dinosaurs; I still don't accept it.

~Brian Blessed

Topics: Accept America Child Dinosaurs Discover Explore Go Heartbroken Lost Mars South South America Space Still Wanted Were World

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There will be no funeral! Before I get too old and ill, I'll go to South America and live among the Pemon people and meditate. When the time is right, they can throw my body into the volcano.

~Brian Blessed

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Usually the films that I do are released theatrically in foreign markets. In the U.S., they're either picked up as HBO premier films or Showtime first-runs. In today's market, in America, you need at least $50 million for your budget to go to the big show, and I'm not quite there yet. But keep watching - maybe someday I will be.

~Brian Bosworth

Topics: America Big Budget Either Films Foreign Go Keep Least Market Markets Maybe Million Need Picked Premier Quite Released Show Showtime Someday Today Up Watching Will You Your Hbo

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