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History of Everything: The Mad Queen of Madagascar

History of Everything

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The Importance of Being the Best of the Best

I always had to like strive to be better so that no one can think, Oh, she's slacking off or she's just coasting by. So I would literally kill myself trying to prove that I'm worthy of like scholarships or opportunities. That feeling is something that is translated to quite a number of people across history. And it's why I really wanted to bring her up. Even though she was cruel and did terrible things, she did it specifically in order to maintain her absolute authority and the will of her country.

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