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#5261voted by our readers
By rymmkon BRONZE
Fremont, California

Our generation really hasn’t suffered enough. That is why we are able to make jokes about tragedies and cruelty. We laugh at Hitler, we smile condescendingly at the term Jew, we...
rymmkon BRONZE, Fremont, California
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

#5262 Opinion
By flywiththebirds SILVER
Vancleave, Mississippi
flywiththebirds SILVER, Vancleave, Mississippi
6 articles 0 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
Revenge is sweet, but forgiveness is sweeter.

Revelations 21:23

But what is the ocean but a multitude of drops?

#5263 Opinion
By xoSamanthaxo GOLD
New York, New York
xoSamanthaxo GOLD, New York, New York
12 articles 0 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Forget all the rules. Forget about being published. Write for yourself and celebrate writing."
-Anonymous

#5264 Opinion
By The_Book_Thief GOLD
Brownville, Nebraska
The_Book_Thief GOLD, Brownville, Nebraska
18 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
"And when you gaze long enough into the abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

#5265 Opinion
Raphael Duncan BRONZE, Valdosta, Georgia
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#5266 Opinion
kodabear95 SILVER, Northglenn, Colorado
7 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
Certain things catch the eye, but pursue only the things that capture the heart. - old Indian saying

#5267 Opinion
By Martin12 BRONZE
Hartland, Wisconsin
Martin12 BRONZE, Hartland, Wisconsin
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
MichaelZhang PLATINUM, Guildford, Other
29 articles 1 photo 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
The purpose of competition is to eliminate the competition.

Narrelle GOLD, West Palm Beach, Florida
15 articles 1 photo 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?-Abraham Lincoln
For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that enhances the lives of others. -Nelson Mandela
Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. -Gandhi

#5270 Opinion
By Actonstupid21 SILVER
Hartland, Wisconsin
Actonstupid21 SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments