"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.
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Selected Quotes of Mario Ruoppola (from Il Postino)
"Poetry doesn't belong to those who write it, but to those who need it.
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"Poetry belongs to those who need it.
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