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Confides one young journalist: "The old leaders at the top who cling to their old ideas and to their power, that is our tragedy."

From Time Magazine Archive

Confides Sadat's sister Sekeena: "When he was a little boy, he used to dress like Gandhi and pretend to be him."

From Time Magazine Archive

Confides a New York City securities lawyer familiar with the charges: "This is one case where the Government may have been a little too zealous."

From Time Magazine Archive

Freedom, parturient with a hundred states, Confides them to your hand; the nascent prize Claims all your care, your soundest wisdom tries.

From The Columbiad by Barlow, Joel