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With this ring I thee wed, with my body I thee worship, and with all my worldly good I thee endow.
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Nothing can so alienate a voter from the political system as backing a winning candidate.
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To heck with marrying a girl who makes biscuits like her mother--I want to marry one who makes dough like her father. Those parts of the system that you can hit with a hammer (not advised) are called hardware;
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-- Unknown author, Levitating T When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find
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