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The human race is plainly nothing in eternity, but to us, in time, it is everything and ought not to die.
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Death Forever Human Race
Write something, even if it’s just a suicide note.
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Note Suicide Writing
Of all recent presidents, Clinton was expected to behave the most sensibly in economic matters. He understood how the economy works. But because he had used various dodges to stay out of the Vietnam War, he came to office ill at ease with the military.
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Economy Himself President Understand Work
There is no such thing as a homosexual or a heterosexual person. There are only homo- or heterosexual acts. Most people are a mixture of impulses if not practices.
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Impulse People Person Practice Sexual
There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise.
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Human Myself People Problem Solution
Jews, blacks and homosexuals are despised by the Christian and Communist majorities of East and West. Also, as a result of the invention of Israel, Jews can now count on the hatred of the Islamic world.
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Black Communist Hate Result World
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 media can’t get anything straight.
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Media Straight
There’s a lot to be said for being nouveau riche, and the Reagans mean to say it all.
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Identity Myself
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
Ayn Rand is a rhetorician who writes novels I have never been able to read.
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Myself Novel Reading Writing
Washington turned a blind eye to Al-Qaeda.
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Blind Eyes Ignore
Litigation takes the place of sex at middle age.
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Age One Liner Place Sex
The only thing that I react really violently to is being misquoted.
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Misunderstanding Quote Reaction Violence
Fifty percent of people won’t vote, and fifty percent don’t read newspapers. I hope it’s the same fifty percent.
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Hope Myself People Reading Vote
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