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Steven Jordan, 2006 News
lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, was charged in April with cruelty and maltreatment, dereliction of duty, lying to investigators, and other violations in connection to the detainee abuse…William Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act I, Scene IV
Scene IVForres. The palaceFlourish. Enter Duncan, Malcolm, Donalbain, Lennox, and AttendantsDuncanIs execution done on Cawdor? Are not Those in commission yet return'd?MalcolmMy liege, They…A Virginia Antifederalist on the Issue of Taxation
A Virginia Antifederalist on the Issue of Taxation31 October 1787by See also Federalist No. 30 and Federalist No. 31.… It has been the language, since the peace, of the most virtuous and…San Marino, country, Europe
(Encyclopedia) CE5 San MarinoSan Marinosän märēˈnō [key], officially Republic of San Marino, republic (2015 est. pop. 33,000), 24 sq mi (62 sq km), in the Apennines near the Adriatic Sea, SW of…totalitarianism
(Encyclopedia) totalitarianismtotalitarianismtōtălˌĭtârˈēənĭzəm [key], a modern autocratic government in which the state involves itself in all facets of society, including the daily life of its…The Devil's Dictionary: Senate
by Ambrose Bierce SELFISHSERIALSENATE -n. A body of elderly gentlemen charged with high duties and misdemeanors.State of the Union Address: Andrew Johnson (December 4, 1865)
Andrew Johnson (December 4, 1865) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: To express gratitude to God in the name of the people for the preservation of the United States is my…Abu Hamza al-Masri, 2006 News
Muslim cleric, was convicted in February by a London jury of 11 charges of soliciting murder and inciting racial hatred. He was sentenced to seven years in prison. The judge in the case said…The Devil's Dictionary: Acknowledge
by Ambrose Bierce ACHIEVEMENTACQUAINTANCEACKNOWLEDGE -v.t. To confess. Acknowledgement of one another's faults is the highest duty imposed by our love of truth.Ralph Waldo Emerson: Biographical Sketch
Biographical SketchThe Emersons first appeared in the north of England, but Thomas, who landed in Massachusetts in 1638, came from Hertfordshire. He built soon after a house, sometimes railed…