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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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Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the law
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Dogs never bite me. Just humans.
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It is no secret that organized crime in America takes in over forty billion dollars a year. This is quite a profitable sum, especially when one considers that the Mafia spends very little for office supplies.
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A war is not won if the defeated enemy has not been turned into a friend.
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Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations, may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong.
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For target shooting, that's okay. Get a license and go to the range. For defense of the home, that's why we have police departments.
I've never professed to be anything but an average student.
I've never professed to be anything but an average student.
