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...But of these sophisms and elenchs of merchandise I skill not...
Milton, Areopagitica

Except he had found the
standing sea-rock that even this last
Temptation breaks on; quieter than death but lovelier; peace
that quiets the desire even of praising it.

Jeffers, Meditation On Saviors


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7.10.03


three years of standard Iraqi salary

A two-year-old Iraqi girl was shot dead in her home by American forces after a roadside bomb went off next to a military convoy. "If we determine there were deaths and/or injuries to innocent civilians as a result of U.S. forces responding to an attack," said Major Anthony Aguto, "we will compensate the family with three years of standard Iraqi salary." The grandfather of the dead girl said they didn't want the money: "I submit my complaint only to God."

Harper's Weekly Review 10.07.03

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