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On September 5, 1774, forty-five of the weightiest colonial men formed the First Continental Congress at Philadelphia.

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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 only thing that I react really violently to is being misquoted.
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Misunderstanding Quote Reaction Violence
Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.
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Death Friendship Myself Success
A racial or religious or tribal identity is a kind of fact.
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Fact Identity Kind Race Religious Tribal
Baseball is the favorite American sport because it’s so slow. Any idiot can follow it. And just about any idiot can play it.
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Baseball Play Slow Sports
The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.
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Beautiful Language Ourselves Word
At any given moment, public opinion is a chaos of superstition, misinformation and prejudice.
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Chaos Moments Opinion Prejudice Public
Washington turned a blind eye to Al-Qaeda.
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Blind Eyes Ignore
Jack Kennedy very much enjoyed Fletcher Knebel’s thriller ‘Seven Days in May,’ later a film. The story: a jingo based on the real-life Admiral Arthur Radford plans a military coup to take over the White House.
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Enjoyment Life Military Reality Story
A friend was surprised to hear me say that there was not one moment of my past that I would like to relive.
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Friendship Moments Myself Past Surprise
I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television.
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Appearance Chance Missing Television
Litigation takes the place of sex at middle age.
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Age One Liner Place Sex
American history has fallen more and more into the hands of academics.
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Academics Fall Hands History
As the age of television progresses the Reagans will be the rule, not the exception. To be perfect for television is all a President has to be these days.
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Age Perfection Progression Rule Television
Never have children, only grandchildren.
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Children Family Funny
It’s always best to stay out of other people’s divorces. And their civil wars.
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Best Divorce Finding Ourselves People Stay

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