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For years we were disregarded, our graves were looted, and we are still fighting for the right of a man to decide how to be buried, he didn't want to be sold, which is what happened. – Sandra Massey	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Although there are 139 graves, we have not managed to dig up all of them, forensics have to do it carefully so the bodies and evidence are preserved. We don't know how many there are, and who they are. – Wan Junaidi	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
(Authorities) found 139 suspected graves. They are not sure how many bodies are inside each grave. – Khalid Abu Bakar	Found on CNN 9 years ago
The operation which we have been conducting from May 11 to May 23 we discovered 139 of what we believe are graves. – Police Khalid Abu Bakar	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The discovery of these mass graves should shock the Thai government into shutting down the trafficking networks that enrich officials but prey on extremely vulnerable people. – Brad Adams	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
There are at least 30 graves that have been place marked. We exhumed four bodies today and will continue to exhume bodies. – Anuchon Chamat	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
A lot of the effects did not kill you but they were lasting. You have chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, the veterans of the war took it with them to their graves. – Piet Chielens	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
The April 16 destruction of Christian graves in Mosul, Iraq by the Islamic State (ISIS) is part of the organization's ongoing campaign against Christianity, in the Middle East and throughout the Muslim world. – Steven Stalinsky	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
1665 was the very last recorded episode of plague. There were 400 years of regular plague, and suddenly it stops, and what we want to be able to find out, from sampling the graves of that date, is why that is. And what it is about the bacteria that causes bubonic plague that suddenly changed at that point. – Jay Carver	Found on CNN 9 years ago
What stands out more is the contrast between the care and attention taken with these burials -- large, neatly dug graves with coffins -- and the crudeness of Richard III's grave, the more we examine it, the clearer it becomes how atypical Richard III's burial really was. – Mathew Morris	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Your death and my death are mainly of importance to ourselves. The black plumes will be stripped off our hearses within the hour; tears will dry, hurt hearts close again, our graves grow level with the church-yard, and although we are away, the world wags on. It does not miss us; and those who are near us, when the first strangeness of vacancy wears off, will not miss us much either. – Alexander Smith	added by anonymous 9 years ago
It is so sad to hear that Nikolai Nikolaevich Vasiliev has died. We all find it hard that he’s not alive. Friends write to us, but many letters don’t reach us… We remember the old days, visiting our hospital. I guess no one goes to the graves of our injured ones now nearly everyone was taken away from Tsarskoe. Do you remember Lukyanov he was so pitiful and sweet, always playing with our bracelets like a baby. His visiting card was in my album, but unfortunately the album was left behind at Tsarskoe. Just now I’m writing in our bedroom. On the writing desk are pictures of our beloved hospital…All in all, the times we went to visit the hospital were awfully good. We often reminisce about our visits to the hospital, the evening chats on the telephone, and everything, everything…. – Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Between today and tomorrow are graves, and between promising and fulfilling are chasms. – Ruckett	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Greedy eaters dig their graves with their teeth. – French Proverb	added by anonymous 13 years ago
At first cock-crow the ghosts must go Back to their quiet graves below. – Theodosia Garrison	added by anonymous 13 years ago
While we ourselves are the living graves of murdered beasts, how can we expect any ideal conditions on this earth? – George Bernard Shaw	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Where today are the Pequot Where are the Narragansett, the Mohican, the Pokanoket, and many other once powerful tribes of our people They have vanished before the avarice and the oppression of the White Man, as snow before a summer sun. Will we let ourselves be destroyed in our turn without a struggle, give up our homes, our country bequeathed to us by the Great Spirit, the graves of our dead and everything that is dear to us I know you will cry with me, NEVER NEVER. – Tecumseh	added by anonymous 14 years ago
The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone. – Harriet	added by anonymous 14 years ago
A resurrection waits in the future of all people, whether saved or lost, kingdom saints or the Body of Christ. 'Marvel not at this for the hour is coming, in which all that are in the graves shall hear His voice, and come forth they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation' (Jn. 528, 29). – Vernon Schutz	added by anonymous 14 years ago
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort. – Sydney Smith	added by anonymous 14 years ago

For years we were disregarded, our graves were looted, and we are still fighting for the right of a man to decide how to be buried, he didn't want to be sold, which is what happened.

– Sandra Massey

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Although there are 139 graves, we have not managed to dig up all of them, forensics have to do it carefully so the bodies and evidence are preserved. We don't know how many there are, and who they are.

– Wan Junaidi

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

(Authorities) found 139 suspected graves. They are not sure how many bodies are inside each grave.

– Khalid Abu Bakar

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The operation which we have been conducting from May 11 to May 23 we discovered 139 of what we believe are graves.

– Police Khalid Abu Bakar

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The discovery of these mass graves should shock the Thai government into shutting down the trafficking networks that enrich officials but prey on extremely vulnerable people.

– Brad Adams

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

There are at least 30 graves that have been place marked. We exhumed four bodies today and will continue to exhume bodies.

– Anuchon Chamat

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

A lot of the effects did not kill you but they were lasting. You have chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, the veterans of the war took it with them to their graves.

– Piet Chielens

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

The April 16 destruction of Christian graves in Mosul, Iraq by the Islamic State (ISIS) is part of the organization's ongoing campaign against Christianity, in the Middle East and throughout the Muslim world.

– Steven Stalinsky

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

1665 was the very last recorded episode of plague. There were 400 years of regular plague, and suddenly it stops, and what we want to be able to find out, from sampling the graves of that date, is why that is. And what it is about the bacteria that causes bubonic plague that suddenly changed at that point.

– Jay Carver

Found on CNN
9 years ago

What stands out more is the contrast between the care and attention taken with these burials -- large, neatly dug graves with coffins -- and the crudeness of Richard III's grave, the more we examine it, the clearer it becomes how atypical Richard III's burial really was.

– Mathew Morris

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Your death and my death are mainly of importance to ourselves. The black plumes will be stripped off our hearses within the hour; tears will dry, hurt hearts close again, our graves grow level with the church-yard, and although we are away, the world wags on. It does not miss us; and those who are near us, when the first strangeness of vacancy wears off, will not miss us much either.

– Alexander Smith

added by anonymous
9 years ago

It is so sad to hear that Nikolai Nikolaevich Vasiliev has died. We all find it hard that he’s not alive. Friends write to us, but many letters don’t reach us… We remember the old days, visiting our hospital. I guess no one goes to the graves of our injured ones now nearly everyone was taken away from Tsarskoe. Do you remember Lukyanov he was so pitiful and sweet, always playing with our bracelets like a baby. His visiting card was in my album, but unfortunately the album was left behind at Tsarskoe. Just now I’m writing in our bedroom. On the writing desk are pictures of our beloved hospital…All in all, the times we went to visit the hospital were awfully good. We often reminisce about our visits to the hospital, the evening chats on the telephone, and everything, everything….

– Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Between today and tomorrow are graves, and between promising and fulfilling are chasms.

– Ruckett

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Greedy eaters dig their graves with their teeth.

– French Proverb

added by anonymous
13 years ago

At first cock-crow the ghosts must go Back to their quiet graves below.

– Theodosia Garrison

added by anonymous
13 years ago

While we ourselves are the living graves of murdered beasts, how can we expect any ideal conditions on this earth?

– George Bernard Shaw

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Where today are the Pequot Where are the Narragansett, the Mohican, the Pokanoket, and many other once powerful tribes of our people They have vanished before the avarice and the oppression of the White Man, as snow before a summer sun. Will we let ourselves be destroyed in our turn without a struggle, give up our homes, our country bequeathed to us by the Great Spirit, the graves of our dead and everything that is dear to us I know you will cry with me, NEVER NEVER.

– Tecumseh

added by anonymous
14 years ago

The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.

– Harriet

added by anonymous
14 years ago

A resurrection waits in the future of all people, whether saved or lost, kingdom saints or the Body of Christ. 'Marvel not at this for the hour is coming, in which all that are in the graves shall hear His voice, and come forth they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation' (Jn. 528, 29).

– Vernon Schutz

added by anonymous
14 years ago

A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort.

– Sydney Smith

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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