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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
The United States is a madhouse.
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Country Home Madness State
The American high school graduate is two years behind his English, French or German counterpart; in Alabama, God knows how far behind.
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God Graduation Known Yourself
Today’s public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can’t read them either.
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Evidence Figure Reading Speech
The behaviour of President Bush on 11 September certainly gives rise to not unnatural suspicions.
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Natural President Rise Suspicion
Love is not my bag.
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Love One Liner
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
We’re not a democracy.
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Democracy One Liner
The first grown-up book that I read on my own was a nineteenth-century edition of ‘Tales from Livy’ that I’d found in my grandfather’s library.
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Book Edition Grown Library Reading
I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television.
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Appearance Chance Missing Television
I was like everyone else when Obama was elected – optimistic.
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Myself Optimistic President
Actually, I can’t remember when I was not writing.
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Myself Remember Writing
I never said I was gay, because I don’t think anyone is.
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Myself Sexuality Thinking
On September 5, 1774, forty-five of the weightiest colonial men formed the First Continental Congress at Philadelphia.
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Congress Form Man Weight
The United States is the only civilized country in the world to class its teachers at the bottom of the social scale.
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Civilization Country Scale Social Teacher World
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

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