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If the United States is hit with a weapon of mass destruction that inflicts large casualties, the Constitution will likely be discarded in favor of a military form of government. ↗

— Tommy Franks

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I voluntarily inflicted a certain level of insanity on myself. ↗

— Jonathan Franzen

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All pain is a punishment, and every punishment is inflicted for love as much as for justice. ↗

— Joseph de Maistre

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Congress's definition of torture in those laws - the infliction of severe mental or physical pain - leaves room for interrogation methods that go beyond polite conversation. ↗

— John Yoo

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I've always hoped 'Chopped' would telegraph our enormous affection and love and admiration for chefs and food, but at the same time, we are inflicting extraordinary cruelty on them. ↗

— Ted Allen

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All honor's wounds are self-inflicted. ↗

— Andrew Carnegie

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All pressure is self-inflicted. It's what you make of it or how you let it rub off on you. ↗

— Sebastian Coe

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There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. This should be made clear to all who contemplate such a union. The avoidance of this pain is the beginning of wisdom, for it is strong enough to contaminate the rest of our lives. ↗

— Cyril Connolly

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People have got to get together and work together. I'm tired of the kind of oppression that white people have inflicted on us and are still trying to inflict. ↗

— Fannie Lou Hamer

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If God were suddenly condemned to live the life which He has inflicted upon men, He would kill Himself. ↗

— Alexandre Dumas

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