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Since we have literally targeted our enemies, the Pentagon assumes that, sooner or later, rogues will take out our cities, presumably from spaceships.

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To get people to do needed things is the perennial hard task of government, not to mention of religion and philosophy.
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Government Need People Philosophy Religion
By the time a man gets to be presidential material, he’s been bought ten times over.
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Himself Man Material President Time
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
As for civil liberties, any one who is not vigilant may one day find himself living, if not in a police state, at least in a police city.
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Civil Finding Liberty Live Police
The American high school graduate is two years behind his English, French or German counterpart; in Alabama, God knows how far behind.
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God Graduation Known Yourself
The more money an American accumulates, the less interesting he becomes.
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Himself Interesting Money
In writing and politicking, it’s best not to think about it, just do it.
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Best Thinking Writing
The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.
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Beautiful Language Ourselves Word
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
I was the most famous kid in the United States. That was 1936.
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Children Country Famous Past Time
Since we have literally targeted our enemies, the Pentagon assumes that, sooner or later, rogues will take out our cities, presumably from spaceships.
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Assumption Enemy Ourselves Space Target
I’m not a conspiracy theorist – I’m a conspiracy analyst.
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Conspiracy Myself Theory
Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so.
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Definition Preparation President
Democracy is supposed to give you the feeling of choice, like Painkiller X and Painkiller Y. But they’re both just aspirin.
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Choice Democracy Feeling Perspective Politics
As a schoolboy, I read most of Carl Sandburg’s six-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln.
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For the record, I’m a Second World War veteran and served in the Pacific.
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