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The thorn from the bush one has planted, nourished and pruned pricks more deeply and draws more blood.
The thorn from the bush one has planted, nourished and pruned pricks more deeply and draws more blood.
 Martha Stewart stuffed and roasted canaries and found they
could no longer sing.  
 Martha Stewart stuffed and roasted canaries and found they
could no longer sing. 
Blood cannot be washed out with blood.
Blood cannot be washed out with blood.
A scholar's ink lasts longer than a martyr's blood.
A scholar's ink lasts longer than a martyr's blood.
Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day.
Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day.
Blood will tell, but often it tells too much.
Blood will tell, but often it tells too much.
No one need think that the world can be ruled without blood. The civil sword shall and must be red read more
No one need think that the world can be ruled without blood. The civil sword shall and must be red and bloody.
Blood is a cleansing and sanctifying thing, and the nation that regards it as the final horror has lost its read more
Blood is a cleansing and sanctifying thing, and the nation that regards it as the final horror has lost its manhood ... there are many things more horrible than bloodshed, and slavery is one of them!
A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.