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The United States is the only civilized country in the world to class its teachers at the bottom of the social scale.

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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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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 United States is a madhouse.
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Country Home Madness State
The United States is the only civilized country in the world to class its teachers at the bottom of the social scale.
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Civilization Country Scale Social Teacher World
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
The behaviour of President Bush on 11 September certainly gives rise to not unnatural suspicions.
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Gossip is conversation about people.
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Conversation Gossip People
Every country should have at least one King Farouk.
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Country Oneself
What I am is something unbearable for the world of journalism and the world of cliches. I’m a realist.
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Journalism Reality World
Love is not my bag.
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The media can’t get anything straight.
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Media Straight
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
The only thing that I react really violently to is being misquoted.
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Never have children, only grandchildren.
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Children Family Funny
Americans, in general, are ignorant, bigoted, and deeply unhappy with their declining incomes.
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Decline Ignorance Income Sadness
Television is now so desperately hungry for material that they’re scraping the top of the barrel.
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