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"folley," that is, to their obedience to the impulse.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers Elbert Hubbard 1885
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Medicare was attacked by Republicans as a liberal folley
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MichaelC2B: Thanks for pointing out the folley of my keyboard!
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It will be interesting to see how Bush and Cheney will answer history rather than their critics when it reviels their lack of leadership and the folley of neocon ideology that took the country to the edge.
Think Progress » As White House Smears Iraq Critics, Pentagon Readies Plan for Withdrawal 2005
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In the coming decades millions will likely perish thanks to our collective folley.
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Add that elected officials cannot be seen as wasting taxpayers money with a folley that doesn’t pay immediate dividends Olympic Village comes to mind – politicians will be kicked out of office on a whim.
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What I don’t understand is why every such debate must fall to the folley of the ’same sex’ thing.
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David, I hope you can now acknowledge the incredible folley of the Netanyahu government killing Oslo in the 90’s.
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'an' folley your nose up through the house, ever 'till you come to the dhrawin'-room door, an' then jist rap wid your knuckle, an 'ye'll get lave to come in.'
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 390, September 19, 1829 Various
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(to which plum and apricot also belong). although the tree is flower bearing as well the name peach refers also to the tree's fruit. the origin of the original six breeds of peach (there are much more today) is in china and its surroundings. the europeans belived (by folley) that it was originated in persia and thus called it persica.
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