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"Good and evil were fighting in my heart, and at last, good defeated evil."
Huang Yong,
confessed Chinese serial killer, on why he let a potential 18th victim get away

"He's just an uncomfortable man to be around."
Richard M. Nixon,
then-U.S. President, discussing Ronald Reagan, in a newly released tape of a conversation in the White House

"They will not engage in the use of force ... They are not going to war."
Junichiro Koizumi,
Japan's Prime Minister, announcing his Cabinet's decision to...

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