Basic Subjects

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    Southerners, whose ancestors a hundred years ago knew the horrors of a homeland devastated by war, are particularly determined that war shall never come to us again. All Americans understand the basic lessons of history: that we need to be resolute and able to protect ourselves, to prevent threats and domination by others.
    Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.)

    I have come, Sire, to complain of one of your subjects who has been so audacious as to kick me in the belly.
    Marie Antoinette (1755–1793)