"My world was very limited in size and experience. Small things took on extra importance, at least to a child."

Childhood, Experience, Memory, Perspective

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"My world was very limited in size and experience. Small things took on extra importance, at least to a child."

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"Back home. What wonderful words. What a wonderful place."

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"He had no ability to give up. It wasn't that he didn't want to quit, he couldn't. It wasn't in him. It never had been."

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"Human thought and human caring go on in one brain and one heart at a time. Groups are necessary. Regulations are necessary. Government, I would hope limited government, is necessary. But it all starts with the individual. Everything that is accomplished starts with one person, even if the group steps in and helps; it's still one brain and one heart at a time."

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