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Ormond (1817)
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This startling assertion could not bring his majesty's veracity into question; for according to his definition, and to the received opinion at his court, 'No man could be called drunk, so long as he could lie upon the ground without holding onto it.'
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You've always been living on prospects; for my part, I'd rather have a mole-hill in possession than a mountain in prospect.
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Every man who takes a part in politics, especially in times when parties run high, must expect to be abused; they must bear it; and their friends must learn to bear it for them.
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Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
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Born:
January 1, 1768
Died:
May 22, 1849
(aged 81)
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