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When I say ‘president,’ I still mean Roosevelt – wisely, I think.

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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
In writing and politicking, it’s best not to think about it, just do it.
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Best Thinking Writing
The media can’t get anything straight.
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Media Straight
Jews, blacks and homosexuals are despised by the Christian and Communist majorities of East and West. Also, as a result of the invention of Israel, Jews can now count on the hatred of the Islamic world.
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Black Communist Hate Result World
Having no contemporaries left means you cannot say, ‘Well, so-and-so will like this,’ which you do when you’re younger. You realize there is no so-and-so anymore. You are your own so-and-so. There is a bleak side to it.
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Contemporary Realize Young Yourself
Baseball is the favorite American sport because it’s so slow. Any idiot can follow it. And just about any idiot can play it.
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Baseball Play Slow Sports
I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television.
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Appearance Chance Missing Television
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
To invent a war means that you’ve become a wartime president, and you can suspend much if not all of the Bill of Rights.
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Invention President Suspend War
The United States was founded by the brightest people in the country – and we haven’t seen them since.
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Country Finding People State
Like the TV networks, once our government has a hit, it will be repeated over and over again.
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Government Repeat Willing
In essence, Clinton’s Anti-Terrorism Act would set up a national police force, over the long-dead bodies of the founders.
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Act Finding Force National Police
The human race is plainly nothing in eternity, but to us, in time, it is everything and ought not to die.
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Death Forever Human Race
The more money an American accumulates, the less interesting he becomes.
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Himself Interesting Money
Our form of democracy is bribery, on the highest scale.
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Democracy Form High Ourselves Scale
Never have children, only grandchildren.
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Children Family Funny

When I say ‘president,’ I still mean Roosevelt – wisely, I think.

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