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Lucius Annaeus Seneca
But if the UN cannot or will not revise its rules in ways that establish beyond question the legality of the measures the United States must take to protect the American people, then we should unashamedly and explicitly reject the jurisdiction of these rules.
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Ignorance and bungling with love are better than wisdom and skill without.
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