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“I felt a lot of pressure… I wanted every vote to count.”
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“I felt a lot of pressure… I wanted every vote to count.”

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“You're one of the few people that I know that truly understand how hard our job is.”
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“You're one of the few people that I know that truly understand how hard our job is.”

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"When the Civil War ended, she was my age."
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"When the Civil War ended, she was my age."

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“Just do what’s in your heart. Do what’s right and have fun.”
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“Just do what’s in your heart. Do what’s right and have fun.”

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“Just when things seemed so dark, I found some light in the words of the people all around me.”
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“Just when things seemed so dark, I found some light in the words of the people all around me.”

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“These folks have made the ultimate sacrifice and the least we can do is take care of them.”
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“These folks have made the ultimate sacrifice and the least we can do is take care of them.”

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“She had this determined nature– if something was right, hell or high water wasn't going to stop her from doing it.”
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“She had this determined nature– if something was right, hell or high water wasn't going to stop her from doing it.”

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“You were with me until I was three...and then you kept disappearing on me.”
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“You were with me until I was three...and then you kept disappearing on me.”

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“That day wasn’t about us. This really was for thousands and thousands of people.”
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“That day wasn’t about us. This really was for thousands and thousands of people.”

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“I didn’t try to find you because I believed that you were dead.”
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“I didn’t try to find you because I believed that you were dead.”

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“For me, Postville, Iowa was our little slice of home, but then I realize, is it my home? Where is home?”
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“For me, Postville, Iowa was our little slice of home, but then I realize, is it my home? Where is home?”

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“You can say anything and it would be no retribution of any kind."
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“You can say anything and it would be no retribution of any kind."

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“If I’m in front of a blank sheet of paper with a pencil, I find such solace.”
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“If I’m in front of a blank sheet of paper with a pencil, I find such solace.”

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“I didn’t know Mike Brown, but I knew how it felt to watch somebody die.”
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“I didn’t know Mike Brown, but I knew how it felt to watch somebody die.”

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“I think if you do not have children because you fear the future, that is to misunderstand what it means to be human.”
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“I think if you do not have children because you fear the future, that is to misunderstand what it means to be human.”

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“I said, ‘I like you more than any other male except my Papa.’”
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“I said, ‘I like you more than any other male except my Papa.’”

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“This year, I'm the age she was when she disappeared.”
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“This year, I'm the age she was when she disappeared.”

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“I have to carry the cancer but you have to carry me.”
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“I have to carry the cancer but you have to carry me.”

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"Every mile marker we passed, I was one minute closer to just being loved."
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"Every mile marker we passed, I was one minute closer to just being loved."

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“There was a four-story building that was now one story tall.”
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“There was a four-story building that was now one story tall.”