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  • No matther whether th 'constitution follows th' flag or not, th 'supreme coort follows th' iliction returns.

    Christopher Brauchli: Money vs. Judicial Merit Selection 2010

  • No matther whether th 'constitution follows th' flag or not, th 'supreme coort follows th' iliction returns.

    Christopher Brauchli: Money vs. Judicial Merit Selection 2010

  • Especially the one about the Supreme Court: ''No matther whether th' constitution follows th' flag or not, th' supreme court follows th' iliction returns.''

    Annoying and pretentious terms. Ann Althouse 2008

  • 'I feel, as a private citizen, that so long,' he says, 'as the br-right star iv liberty shines resplindent over our common counthries, with th' example iv Washin'ton in ye'er eyes, an 'th' iliction comin 'on, that ye must go forward an' conker or die, 'he says.

    Mr. Dooley's Philosophy Finley Peter Dunne 1901

  • An 'George'll wake up th' mornin 'afther iliction an' he'll have a sore head an 'a sorer heart, an' he'll find that th 'on'y support he got was fr'm th' goold dimmycratic party, an 'th' chances ar-re he caught cold fr'm goin 'out without his shawl an' cudden't vote.

    Mr. Dooley's Philosophy Finley Peter Dunne 1901

  • He wint on talkin ', and Willum J. O'Brien wint on handin' out th 'dough that he got fr'm th' gas company an 'con-ciliatin' th 'masses; an', whin iliction day come, th 'judges an' clerks was all f'r O'Brien, an 'Dorgan didn't get votes enough to wad a gun.

    Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War Finley Peter Dunne 1901

  • Man an 'boy I've taken an intherest in politics all me life, an' I find th 'on'y way to win an iliction is to begin f'r to count th' minyit ye've completed th 'preliminaries iv closin' th 'polls an' killin 'th' other judges an 'clerks.

    Mr. Dooley's Philosophy Finley Peter Dunne 1901

  • Th 'on'y thrainin' I know f'r th 'civic ideel is to have an alarm clock in ye'er room on iliction day.

    Mr. Dooley's Philosophy Finley Peter Dunne 1901

  • Whiniver a dimmycrat has to go to coort to win an iliction I get suspicious.

    Mr. Dooley's Philosophy Finley Peter Dunne 1901

  • Glory be, what a relief 'twill be f'r wan iv thim to raysume permanently th 'savage or fam'ly breakfast face th' mornin 'afther iliction!

    Mr. Dooley's Philosophy Finley Peter Dunne 1901

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