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Agriculture is a business that has been up to its bib overalls in politics since the first Thanksgiving dinner kickback to the Indians for subsidizing Pilgrim maize production with fish head fertilizer grants.

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Country Death Heard Shock Somebody Starved
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Anything Cat never Panic Wear
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Military People Revolution Rich Shoe Terrorism Uniform
Sometimes the right response to evil is an appeal to powerful and effective social organization – an appeal to civilization itself.
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Appeal Effective Itself Organization Powerful Response Right Social Sometimes
The most brilliant satire of all time was ‘A Modest Proposal’ by Jonathan Swift. You’ll notice how everything got straightened out in Ireland within days of that coming out.
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Brilliant Everything Midwest Most Notice Proposal Satire Straightforward Time
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College Seriousness Stupiditym Sent
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Being Brat Irresponsible Spoil World
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Actually Dollar Federal Promise Research Silver
I look around my house, and everything except the kids and dogs was made in China. And I’m not sure about the kids. They have brown eyes and small noses.
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Around Brown Country Dog Everything Except House Kid Look
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Car Country End Ernt Reliable Say Thousand
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Better Body Forever Lesson Often Older Presence Sort Teach Thing
People will tell you anything but what they do is always the truth.
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Always Anything People Tell Truth

Agriculture is a business that has been up to its bib overalls in politics since the first Thanksgiving dinner kickback to the Indians for subsidizing Pilgrim maize production with fish head fertilizer grants.

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