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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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For the record, I’m a Second World War veteran and served in the Pacific.
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Record Severe War World
Washington turned a blind eye to Al-Qaeda.
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Blind Eyes Ignore
Until very recently, the artist was a magician who did his magic in public view but kept himself and his effects a matter of mystery.
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Artist Himself Magic Mystery Public View
My father had lifelong contempt for politicians.
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Father Life Myself Politics
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
Write something, even if it’s just a suicide note.
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Note Suicide Writing
The more money an American accumulates, the less interesting he becomes.
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Himself Interesting Money
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
I know a lot of the Annapolis breed.
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Known Myself
In America, the race goes to the loud, the solemn, the hustler. If you think you’re a great writer, you must say that you are.
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Greatness Loud Race Yourself
The only thing that I react really violently to is being misquoted.
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Misunderstanding Quote Reaction Violence
What is in question is a kind of book reviewing which seems to be more and more popular: the loose putting down of opinions as though they were facts, and the treating of facts as though they were opinions.
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Book Fact Kind Loose Opinion Popular Question Review Treat
In character, as it were, the writer settles for an impression of what happened rather than creating the sense of the thing happening.
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Character Creation Impression Myself Settle Writing
That loyal retainer of the Chase Manhattan Bank, the American president.
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Bank Loyalty President
In writing and politicking, it’s best not to think about it, just do it.
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Best Thinking Writing
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

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