V. S. Naipaul Quotes
In the beginning, before the arrival of the white men, I had considered myself neutral. I had wanted neither side to win, neither the army nor the rebels. As it turned out, both sides lost.
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Americans want to be protected, but not at the cost of vitiating the values that make us Americans.
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Eloquence is logic on fire.
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In the beginning, before the arrival of the white men, I had considered myself neutral. I had wanted neither side to win, neither the army nor the rebels. As it turned out, both sides lost.
