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It takes a good deal of physical courage to ride a horse. This, however, I have. I get it at about forty cents a flask, and take it as required. – Stephen Leacock

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Horses
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Electricity is of two kinds, positive and negative. The difference is, I presume, that one comes a little more expensive, but is more durable the other is a cheaper thing, but the moths get into it. – Stephen Leacock

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positive
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Men are able to trust one another, knowing the exact degree of dishonesty they are entitled to expect. – Stephen Leacock

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Men
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So there is a foreign intelligence purpose for every one of our FISA warrants. – Robert Mueller

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Intelligence

It doesnt matter that Bush scares the hell out of me. What matters is that he scares the hell out of a lot of very important people in Washington who cant speak out, in the military, in the intelligence community. – Seymour Hersh

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Intelligence

When a decision is made to go to war based on intelligence, it is a fateful decision. It has ramifications and impacts way beyond the current months and years. – Carl Levin

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Intelligence

No sooner does man discover intelligence than he tries to involve it in his own stupidity. – Jacques Yves Cousteau

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Intelligence

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The most beautiful make-up of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy. – Yves Saint Laurent

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What is now proved was only once imagined. – William Blake

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