- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Against Quotes
On taking a stand, for better or worse.
Some quotes here take a stand on real-world policy debates, referenced only generically rather than argued in either direction. One recurring thread pushes back on the idea that the odds are stacked against women; read more at Me.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Last
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- Nov 07, 2020
The general trend in the last 4,000 years is that carbon dioxide and temperature have been moving against each other.
- Order
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- Nov 07, 2020
I, Philip Kearny, an old soldier, enter my solemn protest against this order for retreat.
- Going
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sooner or later, the headphone jack is going away. There are just too many reasons aligned against it sticking around any longer.
- Dollar
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- Nov 07, 2020
The system of volunteerism is divisive. It pits one charity against the others for the charity dollar.
- Debt
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- Nov 07, 2020
Historically, the minority party in Congress votes against raising the debt limit, forcing the majority party to whip its members into casting politically painful votes in favor.
- Growing Up
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the 1980s when I was growing up in the Berkshire town of Maidenhead I was heavily into tennis. It was the era of Borg and McEnroe. I used to spend hours hitting balls against a wall, imagining I was beating them both.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
At every future election, there should be a slot, at the top of each ballot paper, in which we can put a cross against 'None of the below.'
- Diversity
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- Nov 07, 2020
As the publisher of the 'Tory,' I strive to defend the pillars of Western civilization against the distractions of diversity.
- Opposition
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- Nov 07, 2020
Choosing to arm and train the Islamist opposition against dictator Moammar Gadhafi unleashed its most ruthless terrorist elements.
- Gaddafi
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- Nov 07, 2020