The question about everything was, would it bring a blush to the cheek of a young person.
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Dollars All their cares, hopes, joys, affections, virtues, and associations seemed to be melted down into dollars. Whatever the chance contributions that fell into the slow cauldron of their talk, they made the gruel thick and slab with dollars.Charles Dickens
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My life off the court has changed. I'm feeling good inside, so I guess it shows on the outside too.
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For reforms ameliorate the situation of the working class, they lighten the weight of the chains labour is burdened with by capitalism, but they are not sufficient to crush capitalism and to emancipate the workers from their tyranny.
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