"I always thought of myself as a romantic, dashing-outlaw sort of person. But, alas, the law makes no distinction between that and a common criminal."
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outlaw, outlaws, rebel, rebels, glamor, glamorous, glamour, glamourous, criminal, criminals, criminality, prison, prisons, prisoner, prisoners, inmate, inmates, justification, justifications, delusion, delusions, delusions of grandeur, common criminal, common criminals, rulebreaker, rulebreakers, rule breaker, rule breakers, romance, romantic"So, while extortion, racketeering, and murder may be bad acts, they don't make you a bad person."
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crime, guilt, insecurity, insecurities, mob doctor, mob doctors, shrink, shrinks, organized crime, organised crime, justification, justifications, justify, justifies, justifying, bad person, bad people, good person, good people, good, bad, racketeer, racketeering, extortion, extort, extorts, morality, mankoff"I don't know anything about the bell curve, but I say heredity is everything."
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bell curve, bell curves, controversy, controversies, heredity, inheritance, iq, intelligence quotient, iqs, elite, elites, elitist, elitists, upper class, upper classes, rich, riches, wealthy, wealthy elite, wealthy elites, justification, justifications, justify, justifies, heritage, racism, distribution, gene, genes, nature, nurture"Well, just look at you - that's why I'm king."
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commoner, commoners, peasant, peasants, elite, elites, king, kings, monarch, monarchs, upper class, upper classes, unwashed masses, revolt, revolts, revolting, justification, justifications, justify, justifies, justifying, divine right, divine rights, powerful, power, political power, politician, politicians, working class, working poor"It was Socrates, wasn't it, who said, 'The unexamined life is not worth living'?"
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socrates, audit, audits, auditing, auditor, auditors, irs, internal revenue service, philosophy, philosopher, philosophers, unexamined life, examined life, unexamined lives, justification, justifications, justify, justifies, justifying, taxes, tax, tax form, tax forms, teacher, teachers, philosophy teacher, philosophy teachers"With the cost of heating oil at an all-time high, perhaps you now regret exchanging those sensible Christmas sweaters for the fleeting amusement of toys."
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heating oil, christmas, christmas sweater, christmas sweaters, justification, justifications, justify, trade, trades, instant gratification, amusement, toy, toys, lesson, lessons, life lesson, life lessons, practical, practicality, jumper, jumpers, christmas jumper, christmas jumpers, dad, dads, father, fathers, parent, parents, build character, building character, builds character, freezing, freeze, freezes"Sure, I follow the herd- out of a deep respect for the concept of community."
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sheep, follow the herd, following the herd, community, communities, philosophy, excuse, excuses, bad excuse, bad excuses, justification, justifications, thinking outside the box, obedience, brainless, braindead, thoughtless, thoughtlessness, modern life, modern attitudes, pretentious, pretension, pretentiousness, self important, self importance, self-important, self-importance, expression, expressions, idiom, idioms, following the pack, follow the pack"I suppose one could say that stress is an inescapable part of the human condition."
"Go ahead. Don't think of it as plagiarism, think of it as an homage."
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plagiarism, plagiarise, plagiarising, plagiarizing, homage, homages, grey area, grey areas, gray area, gray areas, guilt, guilt complex, angel, angels, devil, devils, conscience, consciences, moral guide, moral guides, immoral, writer, writers, author, authors, journalist, journalists, journalism, ethics, ethics, morality, moral, moral dilemma, moral dilemmas, ethical dilemma, ethical dilemmas, justification, justifications, justify, justifies, justifying"What are you complaining about? It's a level playing field."
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dog-eat-dog, playing field, playing fields, level playing field, elite, elites, uneven, unequal, inequality, opportunity, opportunities, justification, justifications, hare, hares, rabbit, rabbits, lion, lions, fed to the lions, bootstraps, victim, victims, victimization, victimized, victimisation, victimised, mentality, mentalities, prey, predator, predators, predatory"Well, excuse me for providing a sweatshop in a city that demands attractive—and affordable—pashminas!"
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sweatshop, sweatshops, sweatshop owner, sweatshop owners, pashmina, upper class, upper classes, child labor, child labor law, child labor laws, child labour law, child labour laws, cheap, cheap clothes, cheap clothing, business practice, business practices, priority, priorities, prioritize, prioritizes, prioritizing, middle class, middle classes, justify, justifies, justification, justifications, amoral"We're not that well organized, but we know where everybody is."
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organized, organization, organization skill, organization skills, organisation skill, organisation skills, disorganized, disorganised, disorganisation, disorganization, slob, slobs, slovenly, justification, justifications, justify, justifies, justifying, mess, messes, messy, messiness, file, files, filing cabinet, filing cabinets, inefficient, efficiency expert, efficiency experts, unorganized, unorganised, desk, desks, office desk, office desks, sea of papers, lost"When a wine rates over ninety, this is not alcoholism."
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alcohol, alcoholic, alcoholics, alcoholism, drinker, drinkers, drinking, wine, wines, wine snob, wine snobs, justify, justifies, justifying, justification, justifications, wine rating, wine ratings, functional alcoholic, functional alcoholics, functional alcoholism, addict, addicts, addicted, snob, snobs, upper class, upper classes, high class, high classes, middle class, middle classes, winos, addiction, addictions, lie to yourself, lying to yourself"I am not a workaholic. I just work to relax."
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workaholic, relax, relaxes, relaxing, relaxation, stress, stresses, stress out, stresses out, stressing out, unplug, unplugs, unplugging, unwind, unwinds, unwinding, unable to stop, inability to stop, work, works, working, laptop, laptops, bring your work with you, bringing your work with you, vacation, vacations, holiday, holidays, beach, beaches, chill out, chills out, chilling out, justification, justifications, justify, justifies, justifying, husband, husbands"But we're not just talking about buying a car-we're talking about confronting this country's trade deficit with Japan."
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trade deficit, trade deficits, salesman, salesmen, japan, japanese car, japanese cars, showroom, showrooms, show room, show rooms, car buyer, car buyers, car buying, justification, justifications, justify, justifies, justifying, sales pitch, sales pitches, spin, spins, spinning, consumerism, consumerist, agenda, agendas, car dealer, car dealers, dealership, dealerships, car dealership, car dealerships, international trade, united states, usa, american"Survival of the fittest, pal - in the end, it's best for all concerned."
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survival of the fittest, survive, survives, surviving, survival, evolution, evolve, evolves, evolving, darwin, charles darwin, herbert spencer, quote, quotes, justification, justifications, justify, justifies, justifying, kill, kills, killing, wrongdoing, supply side, economics, economy, trickle down economics, predator, predators, predatory, logic, prey, rich, class system, class systems, class, classes, socioeconomics, socioeconomic system, capitalism, capitalist, capitalists"All right, I lied to you. All governments lie!"
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king, kings, queen, queens, spouse, spouses, husband, husbands, wife, wives, infidelity, infidelities, lie, lies, lying, liar, liars, politician, politicians, government, governments, fib, fibs, fibbing, spat, spats, row, rows, rowing, argument, arguments, arguing, disagreement, disagreements, admit, admits, admitting, confess, confesses, confession, confessions, justification, justifications, honest, honesty, dishonest, dishonesty"But otherwise I'll bet they lead very dull lives."
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sour grapes, passerby, passers by, people watching, observe, observes, observer, observers, jealous, jealousy, porch, porches, watch, watches, watching, watcher, watchers, dull, dull life, dull lives, adventure, adventures, adventurous, envy, envious, enviousness, justification, justifications, speed, speeds, speeding, sports car, sports cars, convertible, convertibles, justify, justifies, justifying, quiet life, quiet lives"This just in! The fault is not in ourselves, but in our stars."
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caesar, julius caesar, et tu brutus, shakespeare, the fault is not in our stars, special bulletin, special bulletins, news bulletin, news bulletins, off the hook, excuse, excuses, making excuses, pass the blame, passing the blame, pass the buck, passing the buck, modern life, modern time, modern attitudes, justify, justification, justifying, justifications"All I'm saying is that if God created man in his own image he was a bit of a cloner himself."
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clone, clones, cloning, human clone, human clones, human cloning, cloning technology, cloning technologies, cocktail party, cocktail parties, justification, justifications, justify, justifies, justifying, scientist, scientists, biologist, biologists, mad scientist, mad scientists, god, creator, divine, divine creator, divine creators, creation story, creation stories"This is an opportunity to simplify your life - don't blow it."
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robber, robbers, robbery, robberies, burglar, burglars, burglary, burglaries, justification, justifications, justify, justifies, justifying, opportunity, opportunities, business opportunity, business opportunities, simplify, simplifies, simplifying, self-serving, altruism, altruist, altruists, consumerism, consumerist, material goods, thief, thieves, thieving, steal, steals, stealing, burgled"I don't know, Henry. After all, 'Time,''Life,''Newsweek,' and the 'Post' don't seem to think pot's bad."
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marijuana, pot, weed, legalize, legalizes, legalizing, legalization, justify, justifies, justification, justifications, msm, mainstream media, magazine, magazines, crime, crimes, criminal, criminals, liberal media, liberal, bias, biased, media bias, elite, elites, cocktail party, cocktail parties, elitist, elitists, war on drugs, drug war, drug wars, medical marijuana"Sorry—I live in a parallel universe."
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parallel universe, rich, riches, rich man, poor man, poor, poverty, poor people, upper class, upper classes, ignore, ignores, ignoring, class divide, class division, class divisions, eye contact, cruel, cruelty, wealth gap, wealth gaps, income gap, income gaps, elite, elites, elitist, elitists, panhandle, panhandles, panhandling, beggar, beggars, begging, handout, handouts, casual cruelty, justification, justifications, justify, justifies, justifying, upward mobility“How do I feel about being mugged? Well, naturally I didn’t enjoy it and certainly don’t condone violence or threats of violence as a means toward social change. However, I can empathize with my assailant and realize that in his terms his is a valid response to the deteriorating socioeconomic situation in which we find ourselves.”
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