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Taken altogether, Washington as a city is most unsatisfactory, and falls more grievously short of the thing attempted than any other of the great undertakings of which I have seen anything in the United States.

Anthony Trollope

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It has now become the doctrine of a large clan of politicians that political honesty is unnecessary, slow, subversive of a man’s interests, and incompatible with quick onward movement.
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Alloy Fade Habit Know One Only Other Pleasure Read When
My sweetheart is to me more than a coined hemisphere.
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Coin Hemisphere More Sweetheart
I ain’t a bit ashamed of anything.
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Him Illness Important Man Nothing Own
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Many More Much People Talk
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Carry Chance Disposal Favour Long Mean More Perhaps Shall Success
The habit of writing clearly soon comes to the writer who is a severe critic to himself.
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Clearly Come Habot Himself Msecvem Critic Soon Write Writer
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Claim Evidence Follies Once Out Point Special Such Wisdom
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What man thinks of changing himself so as to suit his wife?
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Change Himself Man Suit Think Wife
The double pleasure of pulling down an opponent, and of raising oneself, is the charm of a politician’s life.
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There is no human bliss equal to twelve hours of work with only six hours in which to do it.
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Bliss Equal Hour Human Six Work
Rights and rules, which are bonds of iron to a little man, are packthread to a giant.
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