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Not a revolution with arms and conflict rather with new laws and maybe a new constitution even but for that no less a thorough cleaning of these augean stables.— Irish Election
I can tell you for certain that there is already a series of constitutional drafts, written by legal experts who are members of the Labour Party, ready to clean the augean stables, as you put it.— Irish Election
Anyway, a new broom would not have been enough to clean the augean stables of the corrupt self-serving financial system.— The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
The receptacles of the inner man reek with augean filth, and we cleanse them not.— Intestinal Ills Chronic Constipation, Indigestion, Autogenetic Poisons, Diarrhea, Piles, Etc. Also Auto-Infection, Auto-Intoxication, Anemia, Emaciation, Etc. Due to Proctitis and Colitis
No use to take medicines for your _poor blood, bad complexion and horrid feelings_, as they will not cleanse the augean stable so long neglected.— Intestinal Ills Chronic Constipation, Indigestion, Autogenetic Poisons, Diarrhea, Piles, Etc. Also Auto-Infection, Auto-Intoxication, Anemia, Emaciation, Etc. Due to Proctitis and Colitis

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