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Language cannot describe the scene that followed; the shouts, oaths, frantic gestures, taunts, replies, and little fights; and therefore I shall not attempt it. Augustus Baldwin Longstreet
Language Frantic Oaths Followed Scene Shall Attempt Gestures Taunt Cannot Little Fights Therefore Describe
All the knowing ones were consulted as to the issue, and they all agreed, to a man, in one of two opinions: either that Bob would flog Billy, or Billy would flog Bob. Augustus Baldwin Longstreet
Man Would Knowing Opinions Issue Were Either Bob Billy Agreed Two
But there were women in the world, and from them each of our heroes had taken to himself a wife. The good ladies were no strangers to the prowess of their husbands. and, strange as it may seem, they presumed a little upon it. Augustus Baldwin Longstreet
Good Strange Women World Wife Heroes Strangers Our Husbands Seem Had Taken Himself Were Prowess May Ladies Little Them Each
He was a horse of goodly countenance, rather expressive of vigilance than fire; though an unnatural appearance of fierceness was thrown into it by the loss of his ears, which had been cropped pretty close to his head. Augustus Baldwin Longstreet
Fire Ears Though Unnatural Pretty Rather Horse Thrown Countenance Had He Head Goodly Been His Loss Close Than Which Vigilance Appearance Expressive
All of the men on my staff can type. Bella Abzug
Men Type Staff
We are coming down from our pedestal and up from the laundry room. Bella Abzug
Equality Down Pedestal Our Laundry Coming Up Room
Working women wore hats. It was the only way they would take you seriously. Bella Abzug
You Women Seriously Way Would Hats Only Take Wore Working
I am not a centrist. Bella Abzug
Am Centrist
I do not believe in sex distinction in literature, law, politics, or trade - or that modesty and virtue are more becoming to women than to men, but wish we had more of it everywhere. Belva Lockwood
Politics Women Law Sex Men Wish Believe Virtue Everywhere Distinction More Had Trade Becoming Than Literature Modesty
I think you could offer seven or eight different possible ends for energy policy. Climate change is one of them. Dealing with criteria pollutants is one of those related to that. Brad Carson
You Change Energy Think Related Seven Those Criteria Possible Could Policy Dealing Climate Climate Change Offer Eight Ends Different Them Energy Policy
In the U.S. I think there are really two reasons we should pursue energy policy. One is climate change, and the second is this notion that the oil market is cartel-ized by people, some of whom are friendly, some of whom are not, some of whom are in a more ambivalent position to us. Brad Carson
Change People Energy Think Market Some More Pursue Policy Climate Climate Change Friendly Ambivalent Oil Energy Policy Us Really Should Notion Reasons Whom Second Two Position
But it was very hard for people to separate me out from Hillary Clinton. All their ads were Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, John Edwards, and me. They said I was more liberal than these guys, and that if I went to Washington I'd be supporting their agenda. I found that extremely difficult to overcome. Brad Carson
Me People Overcome Difficult Liberal Extremely Out John John Edwards John Kerry Guys More Ads Supporting Hillary Hillary Clinton Said Were Clinton Very Than Agenda Separate Hard Washington Found Kerry
I came from a state where 35 percent self-identify as Tea Partiers, so I'm a bit distorted perhaps in my appreciation for the larger American population. Brad Carson
Appreciation Tea State Bit Distorted Percent Perhaps Came American Where Population Larger
There aren't that many policy changes you can do, so I'd say you ride the wave and hope that maybe some of the external events help you. Brad Carson
Hope You Ride Events Changes Wave Say Some Policy Maybe Help Many External
If in my fight I can encourage even some people to understand and to abandon policies they now so blindly follow, I shall not regret any punishment I may incur. Bram Fischer
Fight People Regret Some People Blindly Punishment Abandon Follow Some Shall Policies Understand Encourage Any May Even Now
I engaged upon those activities because I believed that, in the dangerous circumstances which have been created in South Africa, it was my duty to do so. Bram Fischer
Dangerous South Africa Duty Those Circumstances Because Been South Africa Which Created Engaged Activities Believed
Whatever labels may be attached to the fifteen charges brought against me, they all arise from my having been a member of the Communist Party and from my activities as a member. Bram Fischer
Me Party Whatever Member Charges Brought Having Attached Arise Been Labels May Against Fifteen Communist Communist Party Activities
The death penalty, I think, is a terrible scar on American justice, especially the concept of equal justice under law, but also of due process. And it goes state by state, and it's different in different states. Burke Marshall
Death Justice Law Think State States Penalty Scar Concept Equal Equal Justice Also Terrible Due Death Penalty American Goes Different Process
With respect to drugs, you know, there are a lot of organizations, including an enormous budget and an army at the federal government level that tries to deal with the drug problem. Burke Marshall
Government You Respect Army Problem Enormous Tries Federal Federal Government Budget Know Deal Lot Organizations Including Level
I strongly believe that the Second Amendment creates an individual right to possess and use guns for purposes of both hunting and self-defense. Cass Sunstein
Self-Defense Believe Possess Hunting Guns Strongly Both Purposes Individual Amendment Creates Use Right Second Second Amendment
In government, you're not a writer, you're an administrator. Cass Sunstein
Government You Administrator Writer
It's one thing to make financial aid available to students so they can attend college. It's another thing to design forms that students can actually fill out. Cass Sunstein
Financial College Design Aid Financial Aid Out One Thing Students Attend Make Another Forms Available Fill Actually Thing
At least since 1947, the historical record seems to support a simple conclusion: If you want the American economy to grow, you ought to put a Democrat in the Oval Office. Cass Sunstein
You Simple Ought Record Seems Put Support Oval Oval Office Since Economy Democrat Conclusion Least Historical Office American American Economy Want Grow
Top 1 Percent progressivism emphasizes the idea of fairness - but it's nevertheless a politics of outrage, animated by at least a trace of envy. It's as if 'millionaires and billionaires' were the principal problem facing America today. Cass Sunstein
Today Politics Problem Envy Progressivism Top Percent Facing Outrage Animated Idea Nevertheless Principal Trace Fairness Least Were America Billionaires Millionaires
It can be easy and tempting, especially during a presidential campaign, to listen only to opinions that mirror and fortify one's own. That's not ideal, because it eliminates learning and makes it impossible for people to understand what they dismiss as 'the other side.' Cass Sunstein
Learning People Impossible Mirror Own Other Side Presidential Presidential Campaign Easy Tempting Only Ideal Because Makes Understand Opinions Campaign Listen Dismiss Fortify
Every human being has an assortment of diverse identities, and it greatly matters which one is triggered by social situations, which hold up different kinds of mirrors. The same is true for nations. Cass Sunstein
Human Being Matters Different Kinds Every Kinds Diverse Mirrors True Identities Up Greatly Same Situations Human Nations Being Different Hold Which Social
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