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as a lobbyist he had long ago concluded there was no difference in how Democrats and Republicans conducted the business of government.… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
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“Red had a deep loathing of the night before them. He had been through so much combat, had felt so many kinds… — Norman Mailer Copy Share Image
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“But now, to deny the change requires a wilful ignorance since, if you observe bodies clothed in steel flowing over highways, or… — Eugene Lim Copy Share Image
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The natural world around us shows the way to relief. All of life is maintained by the sun, by the air, by… — Eberhard Arnold Copy Share Image
“The Christian church, the Christian form of worship, was not invented by the fathers of the church. It was all taken in… — G.I. Gurdjieff Copy Share Image
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