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A young Brit girl with no theatre experience decided to take on an iconic American role on Broadway. Maybe I should have thought that through?

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H. L. Mencken

Balloonists have an unsurpassed view of the scenery, but there is always the possibility that it may collide with them.

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On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.

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The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.

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People do not expect to find chastity in a whorehouse. Why, then, do they expect to find honesty and humanity in government, a congeries of institutions whose modus operandi consists of lying, cheating, stealing, and if need be, murdering those who resist?

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