In Praise of Folly. A book written in the 15th century. It is better to imagine oneself a king than to be one. For in this imagining, you accrue all the benefits of that station while avoiding the pitfalls. Life is an amusing journey. Pointless in the end, but not before.
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Politics – The survey, conducted by the respected Pew Research Centre, is one of the largest taken during the campaign, involving 2,000 prospective voters. It placed the former first lady eight percentage points ahead of the Republican former New York mayor - by a margin of 51 per cent to 43 per cent - and showed that she is making ground among areas of the e
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Voted for on November 03, 2007 12:23am
News – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced today that he was freeing the 15 British sailors and marines captured on March 23. He announced the pardon minutes after he gave medals of honor to the Iranian coast guards who intercepted the Britons, saying Iran will never accept trespassing of its territorial waters.
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Voted for on April 04, 2007 08:29pm
News – Iran captured fifteen British Royal Navy personnel during a "routine boarding operation" in Iraqi waters on Friday, Britain's Ministry of Defence said.
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Voted for on March 23, 2007 09:13pm