stoicism and democracy (assertion of personal rights versus decrease of personal wants)
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a social study: as one moves from a rural to an urban environment, which cliches tend to predominate? (are people more likely to say “a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush” in the town or in the country, for example?)
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after g-7 summit, g-7 nations should make clear they hold all u.s. citizens responsible for their government; should ignore President and concentrate on workarounds.
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