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    The superstition was that disability of any sort was the mark of the devil. The phrases are in languages throughout Europe: the devil's hoof, the devil's horn mark. It reaches back to early Christianity and the middle ages. Where a child was born out of wedlock, the church cooked up the impression that you'd done something sinful, and something dreadful would result. You will still find, particularly in Greece, people doing a little sign when they see a very badly disabled child – it needs warding off.

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This just sort of adds insult to injury, in many respects, ... They're trying to get Pascagoula up and running, read more

This just sort of adds insult to injury, in many respects, ... They're trying to get Pascagoula up and running, and then this gets whacked.

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The critical thing is that no two situations are alike. Depending on where you are in Africa, the Middle East read more

The critical thing is that no two situations are alike. Depending on where you are in Africa, the Middle East or Asia, laws and medical care are very different. We strive to make sure that travelers have the same information we as diplomats have. Americans and Western interests are targets, and Americans should be aware of that.

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If all men knew what others say of them, there would not be four friends in the world.

If all men knew what others say of them, there would not be four friends in the world.

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[Democrats voiced their argument that Bush is too extreme on abortion for most voters.] Republicans try to avoid the issue read more

[Democrats voiced their argument that Bush is too extreme on abortion for most voters.] Republicans try to avoid the issue to get nominated, ... They never can.

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Always when I see a man fond of praise I always think it is because he is an affectionate man read more

Always when I see a man fond of praise I always think it is because he is an affectionate man craving for affection. - Letters to His Son, W. B. Yeats and Others.

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Climbing K2 or floating the Grand Canyon in an inner tube. There are some things one would rather have done read more

Climbing K2 or floating the Grand Canyon in an inner tube. There are some things one would rather have done than do.

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Main problem of Bangladesh was its culture of denial by the government by not acknowledging how can the problem be read more

Main problem of Bangladesh was its culture of denial by the government by not acknowledging how can the problem be solved,

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been given an opportunity and a chance and I intend to make a whole-hearted effort to not go down that read more

been given an opportunity and a chance and I intend to make a whole-hearted effort to not go down that path. It scares me.

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The bond market is very excited about this inflation data.

The bond market is very excited about this inflation data.

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