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Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.
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Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.
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Darkness yields to
starlight,
to the light of the rising
sun, and to the
light of the soul.
Darkness yields to
starlight,
to the light of the rising
sun, and to the
light of the soul.
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The deadliest foe of democracy is not autocracy but liberty frenzied.
You better take advantage of the good cigars. You don't get much else in that job.
You better take advantage of the good cigars. You don't get much else in that job.
If "everybody knows" such-and-such, then it ain't so, by at least ten thousand to one.
If "everybody knows" such-and-such, then it ain't so, by at least ten thousand to one.