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OSWALD CHAMBERS It is the principal paradox of this period that the only sphere of our economic system in which gove... OSWALD MOSLEY When our purpose is to seek God and to discover His will for us, daydreaming is right and acceptable... OSWALD CHAMBERS Als it is hard for America to fight wars in the name of freedom, if those people themselves choose f... OSWALD MOSLEY Since the war I have stressed altogether five main objectives. The true union of Europe; the union o... OSWALD MOSLEY God does not give us overcoming life— He gives us life as we overcome. OSWALD CHAMBERS This young man-whether he's my son or a stranger-repeatedly declares, "I didn't do it, I didn't do i... MARGUERITE OSWALD Mr Johnson should remember that I am not just anyone and that he is only president of the United Sta... MARGUERITE OSWALD Sometimes in the dark of night I begin to think. And I wonder if Lee started all this violence. MARINA OSWALD Be careful that you don't become a hypocrite by spending all your time trying to get others right wi... OSWALD CHAMBERS God always ignores the present perfection for the ultimate perfection. OSWALD CHAMBERS Having given us the package, do you think God will deny us the ribbon? OSWALD C. HOFFMAN Evangelism as the New Testament describes it is not child's play. Evangelism is work, often hard wor... OSWALD C. HOFFMAN They have found absolutely nothing to connect us with the Communist Party of the United States. In r... LEE HARVEY OSWALD I am a communist and a worker, and I have lived in a decadent capitalist society where the workers a... LEE HARVEY OSWALD I always felt that the Cubans were being pushed into the Soviet Bloc by American policy. LEE HARVEY OSWALD A lot of what I do in the book is debunk these conspiracy theories, LEE HARVEY OSWALD Whenever you fall, pick up something OSWALD THEODORE AVERY And that is my definition of democracy, the right to be in a minority and not be suppressed. LEE HARVEY OSWALD of sound mind, but very strong-willed, and if his request for permission to remain in the USSR were ... LEE HARVEY OSWALD We do not support the man. We do not support the individual. We support the idea of independent revo... LEE HARVEY OSWALD If the results of the present study on the chemical nature of the transforming principle are confirm... OSWALD THEODORE AVERY Revolutions require work, revolutions require sacrifice, revolutions, and our own included, require ... LEE HARVEY OSWALD I don't know why you are treating me like this. The only thing I have done is carry a pistol int... LEE HARVEY OSWALD I hear they burn for murder. Well, they say it just takes a second to die. LEE HARVEY OSWALD I don't know why you are treating me like this. The only thing I have done is carry a pistol into a ... LEE HARVEY OSWALD I want citizenship because I am a communist and a worker, I have lived in a decadent capitalist soci... LEE HARVEY OSWALD