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In classical times, it was a capital offense to speculate upon the hour of a king’s death or upon the identity of his successor.

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Washington turned a blind eye to Al-Qaeda.
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Blind Eyes Ignore
Envy is the central fact of American life.
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Central Fact Life
The behaviour of President Bush on 11 September certainly gives rise to not unnatural suspicions.
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Natural President Rise Suspicion
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
TV news is not very instructive.
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Instruction One Liner
I am not, at heart, a playwright.
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Heart Personality Play
For the record, I’m a Second World War veteran and served in the Pacific.
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Record Severe War World
One is sorry one could not have taken both branches of the road. But we were not allotted multiple selves.
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Choice Journey Oneself Road
Obama just came swiftly out of nowhere, which was a relief to those of us who care about the Republic, and at first he seemed a very good thing.
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Goodness Government Himself Politics President Public relief
He who is last had best laugh.
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End Himself Laughter
The greatest pleasure when I started making money was not buying cars or yachts but finding myself able to have as many freshly typed drafts as possible.
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Finding Greatness Pleasure Possible
What other culture could have produced someone like Hemingway and not seen the joke?
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Culture Joke Production See
The more money an American accumulates, the less interesting he becomes.
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Himself Interesting Money
On 16 September 1985, when the Commerce Department announced that the United States had become a debtor nation, the American Empire died.
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Death Department Nation State
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
Americans have no idea of the extent of their government’s mischief… the number of military strikes we have made unprovoked, against other countries, since 1947 is more than 250.
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Age Country Government Ideas Mischief Provoke Strike

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