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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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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
Having no contemporaries left means you cannot say, ‘Well, so-and-so will like this,’ which you do when you’re younger. You realize there is no so-and-so anymore. You are your own so-and-so. There is a bleak side to it.
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Contemporary Realize Young Yourself
Like the TV networks, once our government has a hit, it will be repeated over and over again.
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Government Repeat Willing
I cannot remember when I was not fascinated by Henry Adams.
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Fascination Myself Remember
Some writers take to drink, others take to audiences.
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Audience Drink Writing
The only thing that I react really violently to is being misquoted.
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Misunderstanding Quote Reaction Violence
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
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
A narcissist is someone better looking than you are.
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Better Narcissism Yourself
I am a novelist turned temporary adventurer, and I chose to write television, movies and plays for much the same reason that Henry Morgan selected the Spanish Main for his peculiar – and not dissimilar – sphere of operations.
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Adventure Movie Myself Novel Operation Play Sphere Temporary
Everything’s wrong on Wikipedia.
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Wikipedia Wrong
Actually, I can’t remember when I was not writing.
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Myself Remember Writing
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
The truth about Pearl Harbour is obscured to this day. But it has been much studied.
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Day Study Truth Unknown
The United States is a madhouse.
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Country Home Madness State
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

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