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The human race is plainly nothing in eternity, but to us, in time, it is everything and ought not to die.

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It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
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Enough Failure Success
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
American history has fallen more and more into the hands of academics.
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Academics Fall Hands History
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
I’m not a conspiracy theorist – I’m a conspiracy analyst.
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Conspiracy Myself Theory
I never said I was gay, because I don’t think anyone is.
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Myself Sexuality 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
Remember, I’m West Point, where I was born. My father went there.
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Born Father Myself Remember
It is essential to naturalist doctrine that literature, to be good, must, finally, be the author’s experience worked out literally.
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Essential Experience Literature Natural Work
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
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
Every country should have at least one King Farouk.
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Country Oneself
Why not just eliminate the federal income tax?
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Elimination Income Tax
I never wanted to be a writer. I mean, that’s the last thing I wanted.
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Dream Myself Writing
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
Our form of democracy is bribery, on the highest scale.
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Democracy Form High Ourselves Scale

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