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When I came to America, I was already a writer, already published in Bosnia. I was planning to go back, but I had no choice but to stay here after the civil war, so I enrolled at Northwestern in a master's program and studied American literature.

~Aleksandar Hemon

Topics: After America American American Literature Back Bosnia Came Choice Civil Civil War Enrolled Go Had Here Literature Master No Choice Planning Program Published Stay Studied War Writer I Came

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Manners are the basic building blocks of civil society.

~Alexander Mccall Smith

Topics: Basic Blocks Building Building Blocks Civil Civil Society Manners Society

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Individual and national rights to wealth rest on the basis of civil and international law, or at least of custom that has the force of law.

~Alfred Marshall

Topics: Basis Civil Custom Force Individual International International Law Law Least National Rest Rights Wealth

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My grandfather was a civil servant. He was honest, so it would be unfair to say we enjoyed the perils of richness.

~Ali Fazal

Topics: Civil Enjoyed Grandfather He Honest Perils Richness Say Servant Unfair Would

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One of the triumphs of the Civil Rights Movement is that when you travel through the South today, you do not feel overwhelmed by a residue of grievance and hate.

~Alice Walker

Topics: Civil Civil Rights Civil Rights Movement Feel Grievance Hate Movement Overwhelmed Rights Rights Movement South Through Today Travel Triumphs You

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The demands of the Civil Rights era weren't limited to voting rights - they strove for an end to segregation in all aspects of life, including housing, employment, and public accommodations.

~Alicia Garza

Topics: Aspects Civil Civil Rights Demands Employment End Era Housing Including Life Limited Public Rights Segregation Voting Voting Rights Were

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By the end of 2001, between 100,000 to 150,000 Algerians had died in the civil war, as well as 120 foreigners. The cost to the economy ran into billions of dollars. And all this in spite of a tough, 120,000-strong army backed by 80,000 police.

~Alistair Horne

Topics: Army Backed Between Billions Billions Of Dollars Civil Civil War Cost Died Dollars Economy End Foreigners Had Police Ran Spite Tough War Well

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There was an email forwarded to me from a first-grade teacher, and she said she was teaching them civil rights for MLK weekend, and a little first-grader stood up, and he said, 'I can explain segregation,' and proceeded to explain all the scenes from 'Hidden Figures.' And I died because that's everything.

~Allison Schroeder

Topics: Because Civil Civil Rights Died Email Everything Explain Figures He Hidden Little Me Rights Said Scenes Segregation She Stood Teacher Teaching Them Up Weekend I Can

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You can't rise as a class. You have to rise individually. It's what many of the civil rights-era people don't understand.

~Alphonso Jackson

Topics: Civil Class Individually Many People Rise Understand You

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As elected officials, we were sent to the halls of government by our neighbors to do their work - and much work needs to be done. Remembering our shared experiences with the people we represent makes us better and more accountable civil servants.

~Amy Klobuchar

Topics: Accountable Better Civil Civil Servants Done Elected Elected Officials Experiences Government Halls Makes More Much Needs Neighbors Officials Our People Remembering Represent Sent Servants Shared Us Were Work

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