"They saw their injured country's woe."

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Source : Philip Freneau (1963). “The Poems of Philip Freneau: Poet of the American Revolution (Complete)”, p.521, Library of Alexandria

Philip Freneau

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“Lovin this Ghost Ghirls! It was great to get to play a madame not just a boring prostitute.”

Source : FaceBook post by Natasha Leggero from Sep 10, 2013
“Progress is a continuing effort to make the things we eat, drink, and wear as good as they used to be.”
“We should make the poor uncomfortable and kick them out of poverty.”
“Today I felt like a part of something awesome, the human race. I know it can be ugly; it really is in so many ways. But today there was nothing ugly to see, just people trying to be better. And maybe that's the key. Not resolutions and forgotten promises, but instead a commitment to do this year a little better than the last. I'm feeling good about this one. I really am.”
“When I was four, I think I just wanted to make noise. When I was about 10 years old I was given five CDs for my birthday: Pink Floyd's 'Dark side of the Moon,' the Sex Pistols, Prodigy, Jimi Hendrix, and I can't remember the fifth one, but really different kinds of music. That's when I started to grasp it and enjoy it, listening to it. Then I started being in bands at school.”

Source : "The Self-Aware Solo Artist". Interview with Emily McDermott, www.interviewmagazine.com. December 15, 2015.
“But people in a small town tend to do a lot of talking, even when they donâ€™t know what theyâ€™re talking about.”
“Smiling the boy fell dead.”
“The injured runner is like a recent amputee victim, continually forgetting that the limb isn't there, crestfallen at each realization. What we need more than anything is a suitable prosthetic and an attitude adjustment.”

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