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5. Too damned much depended on the personal honor

Reply to democrank (Reply #4)

Sun Sep 7, 2025, 02:38 AM

Sep 2025

of the men and women elected or appointed to office. We seem to be lacking ladies and gentlemen in government, especially in the Republican party. We should never rely on that emphemeral quality again. If we should get a second chance at it.

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