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On July 4, 1776, we claimed our independence from England and Democracy was
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born. Every day thousands leave their homeland to come to the "land of the
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free and the home of the brave" so they can begin their American Dream. The
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United States is truly a diverse nation made up of dynamic people. Each year
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on July 4, Americans celebrate that freedom and indepen-dence with barbecues,
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picnics, and family ga-therings. Through the Internet we are learning about
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and communicat-ing with people of different nations, with different languages
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and different races throughout the world. Bringing the world closer with
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understanding and knowledge can only benefit all nations. We invite all
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nations to celebrate with Americans online this Fourth of July. Happy
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Birthday, America!
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oath~
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I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the
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United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and to bear true faith
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and allegiance to the same that I take this obligation freely, without any
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mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully
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discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter.
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builder~
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There is one timeless way of building.
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It is thousands of years old, and the same today as it has always been.
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The great traditional buildings of the past, the villages and tents and
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temples in which man feels at home, have always been made by people who were
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very close to the center of this way. It is not possible to make great
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buildings, or great towns, beautiful places, places where you feel yourself,
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places where you feel alive, except by following this way. And, as you will
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see, this way will lead anyone who looks for it to buildings which are
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themselves as ancient in their form, as the trees and hills, and as our faces
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are.
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--The Timeless Way of Building
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war~
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War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and
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degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is
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worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to
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fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a
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miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by
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the exertions of better men than himself.
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John Stuart Mill
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Catcher Rye~
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The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause,
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while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.
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--Wilhelm Stekel
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...you'll find that you're not the first person who was ever confused and
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frighteneed and even sickened by human behavior. You're by no means alone on
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that score, you'll be excited and stimulated to know. Many, many men have been
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just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right now. Happily, some
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of them kept records of their troubles. You'll learn from them-if you want to.
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Just as someday, if you have something to offer, someone will learn something
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from you. It's a beautiful reciprocal arrangement.
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--The Catcher in the Rye
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old glory flag~
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@@ -638,18 +603,53 @@ or daughter-I am proud. My name is Old Glory-long may I wave. Dear God, long
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may I wave.
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Catcher Rye~
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The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause,
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while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.
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--Wilhelm Stekel
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...you'll find that you're not the first person who was ever confused and
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frighteneed and even sickened by human behavior. You're by no means alone on
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that score, you'll be excited and stimulated to know. Many, many men have been
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just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right now. Happily, some
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of them kept records of their troubles. You'll learn from them-if you want to.
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Just as someday, if you have something to offer, someone will learn something
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from you. It's a beautiful reciprocal arrangement.
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--The Catcher in the Rye
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war~
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War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and
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degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is
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worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to
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fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a
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miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by
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the exertions of better men than himself.
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John Stuart Mill
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builder~
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There is one timeless way of building.
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It is thousands of years old, and the same today as it has always been.
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The great traditional buildings of the past, the villages and tents and
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temples in which man feels at home, have always been made by people who were
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very close to the center of this way. It is not possible to make great
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buildings, or great towns, beautiful places, places where you feel yourself,
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places where you feel alive, except by following this way. And, as you will
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see, this way will lead anyone who looks for it to buildings which are
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themselves as ancient in their form, as the trees and hills, and as our faces
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are.
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--The Timeless Way of Building
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oath~
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I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the
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United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and to bear true faith
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and allegiance to the same that I take this obligation freely, without any
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mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully
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discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter.
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~
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july4~
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On July 4, 1776, we claimed our independence from England and Democracy was
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born. Every day thousands leave their homeland to come to the "land of the
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free and the home of the brave" so they can begin their American Dream. The
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United States is truly a diverse nation made up of dynamic people. Each year
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on July 4, Americans celebrate that freedom and indepen-dence with barbecues,
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picnics, and family ga-therings. Through the Internet we are learning about
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and communicat-ing with people of different nations, with different languages
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and different races throughout the world. Bringing the world closer with
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understanding and knowledge can only benefit all nations. We invite all
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nations to celebrate with Americans online this Fourth of July. Happy
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Birthday, America!
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~
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#34
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@@ -857,14 +857,14 @@ D2
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0 0 98
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sky winds~
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Cold winds plunge ceaselessly at you from the dark, cloudless sky.
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The stone floor is the same shade of grey as the sky and is completely plain
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and unscratched. It is probably too hard for anything to leave as much as a
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scratch on it.
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sky winds~
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Cold winds plunge ceaselessly at you from the dark, cloudless sky.
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