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The Forefathers were a power on earth from the start -- and that by the masterful quality of their mind and spirit.
Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z Various
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This is the legacy of "progressives", those who would called our Forefathers vile, racist, hatemongers - devils and war criminals all.
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This is the legacy of "progressives", those who would called our Forefathers vile, racist, hatemongers - devils and war criminals all.
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But in America, we are forever trying to please our "Forefathers" .... forever trying to live in denial of a workable system due to nothing more than ego and pride in our Capitalistic System.
Sebelius: There will be competition with private insurers 2009
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Announcing this in an essay called 'Forefathers' from her essay selection On Histories and S.ories, A.S. Byatt goes on strongly to disagree, at least with the first half of the proposition.
What Happened to the Hippopotamus's Wife? Bayley, John 2001
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Berg said, "I am disappointed for the 300+ million U.S. citizens, our 'Forefathers' and for the tens of thousands that have died defending 'our' Constitution.
BlogWonks 2009
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Everyone has come to realize that what Jews or Hebrews and even "God-Fearing" Christians call "the Forefathers" often had "non-Jewish" wives, whatever might have been meant by that at the time.
Robert Eisenman: Abrahamic Conversion Robert Eisenman 2011
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The geniuses of the planet, later known as The Forefathers, stepped forward and managed to maintain a small number of cities until the planet became a giant dead boulder with red dust that blinded the eyes and choked the throat.
The Spy 2010
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Chris Matthews had me on "Hardball" last night to discuss Rep. Michele Bachmann R-Minn. and her recent eyebrow-arching comments on slavery and our Forefathers to an Iowa tax group.
Bachmann, Matthews, Adams and slavery Jonathan Capehart 2011
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Everyone has come to realize that what Jews or Hebrews and even "God-Fearing" Christians call "the Forefathers" often had "non-Jewish" wives, whatever might have been meant by that at the time.
Robert Eisenman: Abrahamic Conversion Robert Eisenman 2011
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