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Bobby Kennedy and Nelson Rockefeller are having a row, ostensibly over the plight of New York's mentally retarded, a loose definition of… — William F. Buckley, Jr Copy Share Image
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To be robbed and betrayed by a fiendish underground conspiracy, or by the earthly agents of Satan, is at least a romantic… — Matt Taibbi Copy Share Image
I always loved horror as a kid. On the one hand, I really love monsters, because in a way I feel like… — Larry Fessenden Copy Share Image
I’ve known I was mostly gay ever since I can remember. I know it troubles many people for me to refer to… — Caitlin Stasey Copy Share Image
Those who suffer from the abuse of drugs have themselves to blame for it. This does not mean that society is absolved… — William F. Buckley, Jr Copy Share Image
I say that is because those are the times where sometimes you feel actually a little bit hurt. Because you feel like… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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The Quest for Prosperity is an important book. Written with verve and clarity, it reflects a deep understanding of global economic issues,… — Robert Fogel Copy Share Image
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GLHR... has used Greenpeace-style media antics to draw more public attention to the plight of sweatshop workers than the multimillion - dollar… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
She sifted, sighed, and stared up at the ceiling, trying to think about anything but Lord Maccoon, her current predicament, or Lord… — Gail Carriger Copy Share Image
I think there is too much wrong with the world to ever get too relaxed and happy. The more natural state, and… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
Hip-hop had become overly aspirational and shiny, full of vivid technicolors. Cosmetic fronting was not part of the ethos of our get… — Lyor Cohen Copy Share Image
The events that followed our withdrawal from Vietnam, including the plight of the boat people and the more than 1 million slaughtered… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
...perhaps that is what ultimately unites us as a world: the fact that, no matter how prosperous a nation, how developed, all… — Audrey Hepburn Copy Share Image
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The sympathies of a well-adjusted person can easily be aroused by the plight of strangers. Indeed, the skillful writer of a novel,… — John Derbyshire Copy Share Image
We have set out on a quest for true humanity, and somewhere on the distant horizon we can see the glittering prize.… — Steven Biko Copy Share Image
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Culture has lead us to betray our own aboriginal spirit and wholeness, into an ever-worsening realm of synthetic, isolating, impoverishing estrangement. Which… — John Zerzan Copy Share Image
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Staring us in the face is the desperate plight of the poor. We don't need statistics to tell us that. They are… — Eva Burrows Copy Share Image
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