#orc

Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business. ↗

— Tom Robbins

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Susceptibility to the highest forces is the highest genius. ↗

— Henry Adams

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Mediocrity would always win by force of numbers, but it would win only more mediocrity. ↗

— Ellen Glasgow

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If we have to use force, it is because we are America. We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see further into the future. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

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Intellectuals, academics, writers and poets were an important force in the early groups of volunteers. They had the means to get to Spain and were accustomed to travelling, whereas very few workers had left British shores. ↗

— Bill Alexander

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The International Brigades and the British volunteers were, numerically, only a small part of the Republican forces, but nearly all had accepted the need for organization and order in civilian life. ↗

— Bill Alexander

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The lessons of September 11 are that if we allow law enforcement to do their work free of political interference, if we give them adequate resources and modern technologies, we can protect our citizens without intruding on our liberties. ↗

— Lucille Roybal-Allard

#allow #citizens #enforcement #free #give

Our men and women in our armed forces are the real heroes in this conflict. ↗

— Wayne Allard

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The idea of reasoning with terrorists without force or with appeasement is naive, and I think it's dangerous. ↗

— George Allen

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Ironically, tendency to ignore inconvenient facts and unwelcome evidence is actually President Reagan's true legacy, as I noted in 'The Nation' back in 2000, before the current right-wing mania for President Reagan gained its full force. ↗

— Eric Alterman

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