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A multitude of people and yet solitude. Charles Dickens
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Others had been a little wild, which was not to be wondered at, and not very blamable; but, he had made a lamentation and uproar which it was dangerous for the people to hear, as there is always contagion in weakness and selfishness.
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I see myself as a climber and an activist. Alain Robert
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We have to get used to this because it seems that human rights activists and dissidents are not well liked by governments, especially those that maintain their nation's human rights in the appalling situation that Cuba does.
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She is an unsung hero. She's a community activist and a hard worker in the club.