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On 16 September 1985, when the Commerce Department announced that the United States had become a debtor nation, the American Empire died.

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From April 1775 to July 1776, the undeclared war between England and its American colonies smoldered, flared up, appeared to sputter out… It was hardly, ever, a mass rebellion.
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The truth about Pearl Harbour is obscured to this day. But it has been much studied.
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Day Study Truth Unknown
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Delicate Friendship President
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Journalism Reality World
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Commitment Democracy Government Independent Party Politics Serious
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Difference Himself Religion
History is nothing but gossip about the past, with the hope that it might be true.
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Gossip History Hope Past True
I am only at home in the present.
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Home Oneself Present
My father had lifelong contempt for politicians.
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Father Life Myself Politics
We’re not a democracy.
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Democracy One Liner
I remember the Bond movies when I was a child. They were silent then.
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Children Myself Remember Silence
To preserve the human race, it is now necessary to reorganize society. To this end, an Authority must be created with the power to control human population, to redistribute food, to purify air, water, soil, to re-pattern the cities.
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Food Human Pattern Population Preserve Race Recognition
I was the most famous kid in the United States. That was 1936.
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Children Country Famous Past Time
I am told the Cheney-Bush team dislikes their junta being compared to the Nazis. If they ceased behaving like Nazis, no comparison would come to mind.
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Behave Comparison Mindset Myself Team
If you are a Representative and want to be a Senator, you must be careful not to do anything which might upset the various forces you need to harness to get elected.
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