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  • The most famous song by this band is called Admitting Mistake (认错) (right click to save) - downloadable via Baidu's mp3 search.

    Archive 2006-11-01 Sun Bin 2006

  • The most famous song by this band is called Admitting Mistake (认错) (right click to save) - downloadable via Baidu's mp3 search.

    Light viewing: Chen Shui Bian as Ukulele (忧客李林) Sun Bin 2006

  • "Admitting," continued Frank, "that the evils of slavery may exist in

    Willis the Pilot Paul Adrien

  • "Admitting," I replied, "that the first national impulse, the first movement of the conscience, if you like, was mistaken, -- which is at least open to argument, -- it remains that there was no war; time for deliberation was taken, and more than that can be asked of no conscience, national or personal.

    Lessons of the war with Spain and other articles 1877

  • "Admitting," replied Mr. Smith, "the generality and absurdity of the practice, it must be considered as an unavoidable result of the conditions inaugurated and upheld by those who would circumscribe man's sphere, and limit his faculties to affairs, that, when exclusively followed, tend to dwarf the faculties, and make people narrow and gossiping.

    Man's Rights: or, How Would You Like It? 1870

  • Admitting that black children can be born with as much legitimacy as white children strokes a sledgehammer blow at white supremacy.

    Seeing What's Been Broken For Centuries 2009

  • Admitting western countries had in the past been "too reluctant to push dictatorships on a path to democracy", the former prime minister said they now had to be clearer on their view of democracy "because the trouble really in the region is the more religious and extreme elements are very well organised and the liberal and democratic types basically aren't."

    Syria, Egypt and Middle East unrest - Thursday 29 December 2011 2011

  • Admitting this brings me no pleasure, and a great deal of pain.

    Wasbands And Wives: Seven Reasons To Stay Married 2011

  • Admitting your governance failed is the first step on the road to recoery.

    Matthew Yglesias » Bad Scene, Everyone’s Fault 2010

  • Admitting that black children can be born with as much legitimacy as white children strokes a sledgehammer blow at white supremacy.

    Archive 2009-09-01 2009

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