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Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates.

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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
That loyal retainer of the Chase Manhattan Bank, the American president.
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Bank Loyalty President
As for my support for Obama, remember that I was brought up in Washington. It was an all-black city when I was a kid. And I’ve always been very pro-African-American – or whatever phrase we now use.
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Children Country Myself Support
He who is last had best laugh.
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End Himself Laughter
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
A narcissist is someone better looking than you are.
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Better Narcissism Yourself
I never said I was gay, because I don’t think anyone is.
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Myself Sexuality Thinking
What the police in their ignorance have not figured out is that they have lost all credibility since World War II. They are sort of parasites on the fringe of society and do no particular good for anyone except possibly themselves.
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Credible Exception Ignorance Possible Society
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
On September 5, 1774, forty-five of the weightiest colonial men formed the First Continental Congress at Philadelphia.
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Congress Form Man Weight
The United States was founded by the brightest people in the country – and we haven’t seen them since.
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Country Finding People State
Since we have literally targeted our enemies, the Pentagon assumes that, sooner or later, rogues will take out our cities, presumably from spaceships.
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Assumption Enemy Ourselves Space Target
Democracy is supposed to give you the feeling of choice, like Painkiller X and Painkiller Y. But they’re both just aspirin.
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Choice Democracy Feeling Perspective Politics
The unfed mind devours itself.
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Devour Mindset
In the writing of novels, there is the problem of how to shape a narrative.
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Novel Problem Shape Writing
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

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