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"Who cares about that stuff? This is America, not Jerusalem. I'm an American. Let Harry be a Jew."
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"The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike."

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"The object of terrorism is terrorism. The object of oppression is oppression. The object of torture is torture. The object of murder is murder. The object of power is power. Now do you begin to understand me?"

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"Somehow, I had the feeling that I was responsible for Harry being dead. I remembered all the times that I wished he were dead, all the times I had dreamed of killing him. I got to thinking that maybe my wishing had finally killed him."

"If a man is dumb, someone is going to get the best of him, so why not you? If you don't, you're as dumb as he is."

"Who cares about that stuff? This is America, not Jerusalem. I'm an American. Let Harry be a Jew."
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