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My brother Joseph, who is 14 years older than me, was already on his national military compulsory service when I was 4 years old, the age from which I remember myself.

~Aaron Ciechanover

Topics: Age Brother Compulsory His Joseph Me Military Myself National Old Older Remember Service Than Which Who Years I Remember

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I believe in compulsory cannibalism. If people were forced to eat what they killed, there would be no more wars.

~Abbie Hoffman

Topics: Believe Cannibalism Compulsory Eat Forced More People Wars Were Would I Believe I Believe In

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After I spent my compulsory army service in the 'top secret office' of the Medical Forces, where I was fortunate to be exposed to clinical and medical issues, I enrolled to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

~Ada Yonath

Topics: After Army Clinical Compulsory Enrolled Exposed Forces Fortunate Hebrew Issues Jerusalem Medical Office Secret Service Spent Top University Where

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Lesbian existence comprises both the breaking of a taboo and the rejection of a compulsory way of life. It is also a direct or indirect attack on the male right of access to women.

~Adrienne Rich

Topics: Access Also Attack Both Breaking Compulsory Direct Existence Indirect Lesbian Life Male Rejection Right Taboo Way Women

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It's my goal to make martial arts compulsory for girls in school. In China, you have to do two years of martial arts' training without which you cannot get a graduation degree.

~Akshay Kumar

Topics: Arts Cannot China Compulsory Degree Get Girl Goal Graduation Make Martial Martial Arts School Training Two Which Without Years You

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A childish soul not inoculated with compulsory prayer is a soul open to any religious infection.

~Alexander Cockburn

Topics: Any Childish Compulsory Infection Open Prayer Religious Soul

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Corruption never has been compulsory.

~Anthony Eden

Topics: Been Compulsory Corruption Never

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Indeed, the Muslims have all the social evils of the Hindus and something more. That something more is the compulsory system of purdah for Muslim women. These burka women walking in the streets is one of the most hideous sights one can witness in India.

~B. R. Ambedkar

Topics: Compulsory Evils Hideous Hindus Indeed India More Most Muslim Muslims Sights Social Something Streets System Walking Witness Women

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The Anarchists answer that the abolition of the State will leave in existence a defensive association, resting no longer on a compulsory but on a voluntary basis, which will restrain invaders by any means that may prove necessary.

~Benjamin Tucker

Topics: Abolition Anarchist Answer Any Association Basis Compulsory Defensive Existence Leave Longer May Means Necessary Prove Resting Restrain State Voluntary Which Will

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People aren't as stupid as the politicians think. More and more of us are laughing off our 'civic duty' to vote, rejecting the role of compulsory constituent.

~Bob Black

Topics: Civic Compulsory Duty Laughing More More And More Off Our People Politicians Rejecting Role Stupid Think Us Vote

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