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As a schoolboy, I read most of Carl Sandburg’s six-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln.

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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
That loyal retainer of the Chase Manhattan Bank, the American president.
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Bank Loyalty President
It’s odd to meet a rather elderly man who says, ‘I’ve been reading you all my life.’ It makes you feel a slight chill.
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Feeling Life Man Yourself
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
Corporations must pay tax.
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Corporation Pay Tax
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
To a man, ornithologists are tall, slender, and bearded so that they can stand motionless for hours, imitating kindly trees, as they watch for birds.
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Bird Man Stand Time
Until very recently, the artist was a magician who did his magic in public view but kept himself and his effects a matter of mystery.
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Artist Himself Magic Mystery Public 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
Washington turned a blind eye to Al-Qaeda.
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Blind Eyes Ignore
We are pleased to dismiss politics as entirely corrupt, if not financially, intellectually.
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Financial Intellectual Politics
Primarily, I am a prose writer with axes to grind, and the theatre is a good place to do the grinding in. I prefer comedy to ‘serious’ drama because I believe one can get the ax sharper on the comedic stone.
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Believe Comedy Goodness Place Stone Theatre Writing
All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting to encounter yourself.
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Children Expectation Forever
I was the most famous kid in the United States. That was 1936.
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Children Country Famous Past Time
Since we have literally targeted our enemies, the Pentagon assumes that, sooner or later, rogues will take out our cities, presumably from spaceships.
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Assumption Enemy Ourselves Space Target
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

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