“Death is softer by far than tyranny.”
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Emily Dickinson
4 quotes“Parting is all we know of Heaven,and all we need of Hell.”
Joseph Stalin
4 quotes“Death is the solution to all problems. No man - no problem.”
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4 quotes“Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.”