Daniel Defoe Quotes

Alas the Church of England! What with Popery on one hand, and schismatics on the other, how has she been crucified between two thieves!

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• When 'Mulholland Dr.' was voted the Best Film of the Decade, that was very meaningful for me. That film opened up incredible doors for me, and I believe that that was the reason I was given opportunities to play all kinds of characters.

  

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• Our priority is to go after ISIL. And so what we have said is that we are not engaging in a military action against the Syrian regime. We are going after ISIL facilities and personnel who are using Syria as a safe haven, in service of our strategy in Iraq.

  

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• Alas the Church of England! What with Popery on one hand, and schismatics on the other, how has she been crucified between two thieves!

  

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