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Washington turned a blind eye to Al-Qaeda.

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Everything’s wrong on Wikipedia.
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TV news is not very instructive.
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Until the rise of American advertising, it never occurred to anyone anywhere in the world that the teenager was a captive in a hostile world of adults.
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I’m exactly as I appear. There is no warm, lovable person inside. Beneath my cold exterior, once you break the ice, you find cold water.
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In writing and politicking, it’s best not to think about it, just do it.
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Remember, I’m West Point, where I was born. My father went there.
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The United States is a madhouse.
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I hate nobody.
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