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To: Edwarda who wrote (1193)11/2/1999 11:23:00 AM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 3246
 
Greatness is always a matter of opportunity and effort. If Churchill had stayed in retirement, he would have been a third-rate Impressionist with a distinguished record in public service,and some acclaim as a popular historian, instead of the giant he became....



To: Edwarda who wrote (1193)11/2/1999 11:28:00 AM
From: MulhollandDrive  Respond to of 3246
 
>>how many people might have been
great in one way or another and chose not to try or to walk away? <<

LOL...yeah, that works for me!

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