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“I am particularly disturbed that our country is the largest financial supporter of an organization that not only wastes a lot of our money but also seems to be increasingly anti-American in its policies and conduct.”

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Mac Thornberry

Mac Thornberry is an experienced U.S. politician, serving as a representative for Texas's 13th Congressional District. Born on July 15, 1958, he has held several key positions in Congress, including Chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services. Thornberry's political career focuses on defense and military policy. more

“Writing for the page is only one form of writing for the eye. Wherever solemn inscriptions are put up in public places, there is a sense that the site and the occasion demand a form of writing which goes beyond plain informative prose. Each word is so valued that the letters forming it are seen as objects of solemn beauty.”

Writing Eye Form Objects Demand Pages Letters Occasions Prose Site Solemn Informative Inscriptions

Author:James Fenton

“Delete, delete, delete and at the end find the ‘core aspect of the design’”

Ends Design Aspect Core

Author:Achille Castiglioni

“Do not expect to arrive at certainty in every subject which you pursue. There are a hundred things wherein we mortals. . . must be content with probability, where our best light and reasoning will reach no farther.”

Light Subjects Hundred Pursue Certainty Mortals Reasoning Probability

Author:Isaac Watts

“Tis the voice of the sluggard I heard him complain,You have wak'd me too soon, I must slumber again.”

Voice Heard Complaining Slumber

Author:Isaac Watts

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