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Indeed, in the 20th century, there's no doubt that the atheists outstripped the religious in terms of the various -cides.
"As my ancestors are free from slavery, I am free from the slavery of religion." Ann Althouse 2009
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It can't be both ways , if you are born that way then Science will some day create Homo-cides via Abortions that are a females Right, if lusting for people of the same Gender is a Choice then it causes a new issue for those who Parade around on Yonge Street once a year completely naked in front of boys and claim Pedophilic actions are part of their culture and sexual preference.
Michael Coren is wrong... GayandRight 2008
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If it's not common sense to keep private details about their lives or thoughts that students choose to share absent various -cides, then all faculty should have to go to training sessions about it.
Fear of bloggers. Ann Althouse 2005
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But economics could not go on indefinitely with a notion of utility which implies that the consumer de - cides whether or not to buy more coffee while drinking coffee.
Dictionary of the History of Ideas NICHOLAS GEORGESCU-ROEGEN 1968
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Pretty soon, I bet, old Shivaru de - cides all of you is Lugal except young Stenvik, because in the end all orders come from him.
Trader To The Stars Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1964
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De foun 'all de things we done hid, not dat I thinks dat dey am witches, but dat dey has a money rod, an' 'cides dat some of de slaves tol' 'em whar marster had hid de things.
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Marster 'cides ter hire some o' us out, an 'so I gits hired out ter Miss
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Him and praisin 'Him often' til He 'cides de time has come for her to go home to Heben.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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Dey am treated so bad dat some of dem cides ter be Ku Kluxes an 'dey goes ter de woods ter live.
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"I'll unstrop yo 'trunks an' we kin git unpacked an 'then I'll tote the empties up in the attic' ginst the time we 'cides ter move on," he said, looking sadly at Miss Ann as she sank listlessly in a chair.
The Comings of Cousin Ann Emma Speed Sampson 1907
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