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What I am is something unbearable for the world of journalism and the world of cliches. I’m a realist.

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It is always a delicate matter, when a friend or acquaintance becomes president.
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Delicate Friendship President
Of all recent presidents, Clinton was expected to behave the most sensibly in economic matters. He understood how the economy works. But because he had used various dodges to stay out of the Vietnam War, he came to office ill at ease with the military.
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Economy Himself President Understand Work
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
I am only at home in the present.
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Home Oneself Present
Some of my father’s fellow West Pointers once asked him why I turned out so well, his secret in raising me. And he said, ‘I never gave him any advice, and he never asked for any.’ We agreed on nothing, but we never quarreled once.
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Agreement Father Fellow Himself Raise Secret
When I say ‘president,’ I still mean Roosevelt – wisely, I think.
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Myself President Thinking
Envy is the central fact of American life.
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Central Fact Life
There is no such thing as a homosexual or a heterosexual person. There are only homo- or heterosexual acts. Most people are a mixture of impulses if not practices.
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Impulse People Person Practice Sexual
American history has fallen more and more into the hands of academics.
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Academics Fall Hands History
We’re not a democracy.
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Democracy One Liner
I’m not a conspiracy theorist – I’m a conspiracy analyst.
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Conspiracy Myself Theory
I’m not paranoid, no. I’m different in that I have enemies. Very real ones.
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Different Enemy Oneself Reality
By the end of World War II, we were the most powerful and least damaged of the great nations. We also had most of the money. America’s hegemony lasted exactly five years.
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Damage End Greatness Nation Powerful War
TV news is not very instructive.
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Instruction One Liner
Both Marx and Christ agree that in this life, a right action is consideration for the welfare of others.
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Action God Karma Life Right Welfare
What I am is something unbearable for the world of journalism and the world of cliches. I’m a realist.
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Journalism Reality World

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