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It's a strange climb ... long but not very steep, so you can keep 30, 40, 50 guys, and they read more
It's a strange climb ... long but not very steep, so you can keep 30, 40, 50 guys, and they can take shots at you from the back.
Pray, Mr. Abernethy, what is a cure for gout?' was the question of an indolent and luxurious citizen. 'Live upon read more
Pray, Mr. Abernethy, what is a cure for gout?' was the question of an indolent and luxurious citizen. 'Live upon sixpence a day - and earn it,' was the cogent reply.
Others, like many of us, like ""the good Germans"" of another era, turn our heads away from this human rights read more
Others, like many of us, like ""the good Germans"" of another era, turn our heads away from this human rights catastrophe against, in turn, another 'despised' minority: the Palestinian people. Their resistance to brutal ethnic cleansing is, ironically, labeled ""anti-Semitic.""
A man whose life has been dishonourable is not entitled to escape disgrace in death.
A man whose life has been dishonourable is not entitled to escape disgrace in death.
We've bent over backwards to make this bill acceptable to the president, ... We also listened to the president and read more
We've bent over backwards to make this bill acceptable to the president, ... We also listened to the president and made some bothersome changes to the bill to accommodate his concerns.
Oh! do not attack me with your watch. A watch is always too fast or too slow. I cannot be read more
Oh! do not attack me with your watch. A watch is always too fast or too slow. I cannot be dictated to by a watch.
In effect, the army is confined to fortified bases while the Taliban are filling the vacuum outside.
In effect, the army is confined to fortified bases while the Taliban are filling the vacuum outside.
The absurdity of it gets played out in the day-to-day lives of Border Patrol agents. Everybody knows somebody [in the read more
The absurdity of it gets played out in the day-to-day lives of Border Patrol agents. Everybody knows somebody [in the U.S. illegally] who has some kind of relationship with a Border Patrol agent. Either someone in their family is married to one, or they're sleeping with one. People's lives are very complicated and intertwined and they're not very clear-cut.
