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Temperamentally, I am suspicious of belonging to anything. When I ran for office, I debated seriously whether or not to run as an independent because I was not eager to be saddled with the Democratic Party, because any party label is committing.
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Commitment Democracy Government Independent Party Politics Serious
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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Colony Mass Rebel War
A narcissist is someone better looking than you are.
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Better Narcissism Yourself
Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.
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Death Friendship Myself Success
I think I have a normal threshold of anger, but it’s true that I am, by nature, belligerent.
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Angry Myself Nature Thinking
American history has fallen more and more into the hands of academics.
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Academics Fall Hands History
Some have deplored Lincoln’s indifference to Christianity. But it was not religion, it was religiosity that put him off.
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Difference Himself Religion
There is only one party in the United States: the Property party… and it has two right wings: Republican and Democrat.
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Democracy Party Politics Republic
I can understand companionship.
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Companionship Understand
I don’t even read most reviews, unless there is a potential lawsuit on view.
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Law Myself Potential Reading Review View
Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.
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Confidence Personality Style Yourself
He who is last had best laugh.
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End Himself Laughter
I’ve yet to read a memoir by anyone I’ve known at all well that came anywhere near to the truth.
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Myself Reading Truth
Washington turned a blind eye to Al-Qaeda.
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Blind Eyes Ignore
I can’t name three first-rate literary critics in the United States. I’m told there are a few hidden away at universities, but they don’t print them in ‘The New York Times.’
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Criticism Literature Myself Name University
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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