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what must I do now to own women?

"I own the men, and what must I do now to own women?"

I don’t believe anything John Cornyn says

"I don’t believe anything John Cornyn says. I’ve had miscommunications with John Cornyn from, I guess, the first week of this current session of the Senate. He either doesn’t understand English or he doesn’t understand direct."

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/2/24/151938/767/60/690501

absolutely no reason to trust our word

"[Conservatives] have absolutely no reason, none, to trust our word or our actions at this point."

Society is like a stew

"Society is like a stew. If you don't keep it stirred up you get a lot of scum on the top."

We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it

"We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it — and stop there — lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove-lid. She will never sit down on a hot stove-lid again, and that is well; but also she will never sit down on a cold one any more."

What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless

"What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?"

The difference between the Taliban and Texas Republicans

"Honey, you know the difference between the Taliban and Texas Republicans? One is opposed to science, equal rights for women, religious freedom, peaceful resolution of disagreements, and democracy. The other is the Taliban."

KissMyBigBlueButt.com, February 7, 2009 - http://www.kissmybigbluebutt.com/february2009.htm#feb7

simple majority vote

"This lawsuit is about the rights of all minority communities in California. If a ballot initiative and simple majority vote could be used to take away the rights of one unpopular group, then the rights of any group could be subjected to a popular vote."

War will exist until that distant day

"War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today."

no single language is capable

"The sum of human wisdom is not contained in any one language, and no single language is capable of expressing all forms and degrees of human comprehension."

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