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On the decay of the art of lying
( Essay of Mark Twain )
Observe, I do not mean to
suggest that the custom of lying has suffered any decay or
interruption--no, for the Lie, as a Virtue, A Principle, is eternal;
the Lie, as a recreation, a solace, a refuge in time of need, the
fourth Grace, the tenth Muse, man's best and surest friend, is
immortal......more...
I have a dream
I am happy to join with you
today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration
for freedom in the history of our nation........more...
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Listening to Alaska
In an empty white room in a
museum in Fairbanks, composer John Luther Adams has created a
soundscape of geological and environmental scenes of Alaska. Amy
Mayer reports.......more...
John F. Kennedy: Address to the
Greater Houston Ministerial Association
While the so-called religious
issue is necessarily and properly the chief topic here tonight, I
want to emphasize from the outset that I believe that we have far
more critical issues in the 1960 campaign......more...
Ronald Reagan: The Space Shuttle
"Challenger" Tragedy Address
Ladies and Gentlemen, I'd
planned to speak to you tonight to report on the state of the Union,
but the events of earlier today have led me to change those plans.
Today is a day for mourning and remembering. Nancy and I are pained
to the core by the tragedy of the shuttle Challenger......more...
George W. Bush: 2000 Victory Speech
"I was not elected to
serve one party, but to serve one nation".....more...
Redefining a Region
There's change afoot in the
nation's forests. Timber companies have begun making more money on
land sales than timber sales, and developers are quick to buy remote
tracts for second home and vacation resorts.....more...
Recycling Nuclear Waste
The Bush administration wants
to reverse a 30-year policy against reprocessing nuclear waste. The
costly process was banned because it produces plutonium, which could
be used to make weapons. ....more...
Environmental Refugees
Scholars predict fifty million
people will be displaced within five years by rising sea levels,
desertification, dried up aquifers, and other serious environmental
change. The term "environmental refugees" has increasingly been
invoked over the last two decades.....more...
Richard M. Nixon: Resignation
Speech
This is the 37th time I have spoken to you from
this office, where so many decisions have been made that shape the history
of this nation. ....more...
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