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Americans have no idea of the extent of their government’s mischief… the number of military strikes we have made unprovoked, against other countries, since 1947 is more than 250.

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What I like least about myself is my belligerence.
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Gossip is conversation about people.
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I am only at home in the present.
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I’m always an optimist!
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I hate nobody.
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Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.
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Americans have no idea of the extent of their government’s mischief… the number of military strikes we have made unprovoked, against other countries, since 1947 is more than 250.

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