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There’s a lot to be said for being nouveau riche, and the Reagans mean to say it all.

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I think I have a normal threshold of anger, but it’s true that I am, by nature, belligerent.
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Angry Myself Nature Thinking
If you are a Representative and want to be a Senator, you must be careful not to do anything which might upset the various forces you need to harness to get elected.
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Election Force Yourself
The behaviour of President Bush on 11 September certainly gives rise to not unnatural suspicions.
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Natural President Rise Suspicion
Everything’s wrong on Wikipedia.
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Wikipedia Wrong
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
In writing and politicking, it’s best not to think about it, just do it.
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Best Thinking Writing
That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet be spared because of the busyness of writers.
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Busy Oneself Sadness Writing
Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.
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Hope Newspaper Oneself People Reading
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
Boys don’t like girls around when they do boy things.
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Character Human Male Nature
The more money an American accumulates, the less interesting he becomes.
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Himself Interesting Money
I can understand companionship.
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Companionship Understand
Each youth betrays considerable anxiety about the wedding night ahead.
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Anxiety Night Youth
There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise.
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Human Myself People Problem Solution
I could be a lot happier. I could be the senator from Aerospace taking bribes, and be quite happy.
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Bribe Happiness Myself Quite
I’m a fervent foe of water pollution, whether it is our own Hudson River or Philadelphia’s tap water.
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Myself Nature Pollution Water

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