Everywhere among the English-speaking race criminal justice was rude, and punishments were barbarous; but the tendency was to do away with special privileges and legal exemptions.
I've always been intrigued by the power of secrets. When is it justifiable to keep them from the ones we love? And does keeping them irrevocably change who we are?
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Hollie Cavanagh, Musician (1993) |
Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Celebrity (1948) |
Edie Falco, Actress (1963) |
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Hazrat Inayat Khan, Clergyman (1882) |
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Bruce Barton, Author (1967) |
Charles Fillmore, Educator (1948) |
James Norman Hall, Author (1951) |
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