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Quote Left I think that a young state, like a young virgin, should modestly stay at home, and wait the application of suitors for an alliance with her; and not run about offering her amity to all the world; and hazarding their refusal. Our virgin is a jolly one; and Quote Right
Quote Left I think that a young state, like a young virgin, should modestly stay at home, and wait the application of suitors for an alliance with her; and not run about offering her amity to all the world; and hazarding their refusal. Our virgin is a jolly one; and tho at present not very rich, will in time be a great fortune, and where she has a favorable predisposition, it seems to me well worth cultivating. Quote Right
Quote Left Almost a century has passed since Japan first entered the world community by concluding a treaty of amity with the United States of America in 1854. Quote Right

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Quote Left Wanting happiness is overrated, as it usually is the end goal. Wouldn't it be more entertaining, if people wished for calamity instead? By the time we are all happy, it'd be boring. With events at every corner, we'd never be bored. Maybe things are the way they are for a reason, and maybe it's okay to be selfish once in a while. We can't make everyone happy after all. Quote Right
Quote Left The optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity - a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity. Quote Right

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