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Our party will make those decisions in our own way and in our own time,


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HARPER LEE Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gar...
HARPER LEE People in their right minds never take pride in their talents.
HARPER LEE Atticus said to Jem one day, "I’d rather you shot at tin cans in the backyard, but I know you’ll...
HARPER LEE Atticus told me to delete the adjectives and I'd have the facts.
HARPER LEE People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.
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