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Paul Bourget

The forests have taught man liberty.
Paul Bourget, Cosmopolis 1892), Chapter 2 “The Beginning of a Drama.”

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Two Initiatives, With Initiative
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The Color of Contempt
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The One-Man Petition Drive
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Sketchiest Etching
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Exemplary Rejections
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Resigned in Disgrace
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Why Congress Can’t Read
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You’re Sued!
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Evergreen State Blues
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Inconvenient Cash?
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Leave Those Kids Alone
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Flint Water Crisis
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Government Efficiency!
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The Anti-Orange Man Cult
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