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Origins, uses and abuses of famous quotations and phrases

December 2, 2013

As American as apple pie, cherry pie – and marijuana...

H. RAP BROWN’S INCENDIARY CHERRY PIE QUOTATION: “Violence…is as American as cherry pie.” ...

November 7, 2013

Life is like riding a bicycle…or maybe a horse, a wave, or an escalator...

EINSTEIN’S POPULAR (AND SADLY IRONIC) QUOTATION: “Life is like riding a b...

October 15, 2013

From “Absolutism tempered by assassination” to today’s “Ideology untempered by pragmatism”…

THE FAMOUS, VARIABLY-QUOTED PHRASE: “Absolutism tempered by assassination.” ...

October 1, 2013

What this country needs – in addition to a good five-cent cigar...

THE FAMOUS (BUT NOT ORIGINAL) QUOTE: “What this country needs is a goo...

September 6, 2013

“The first casualty of war is truth”

THE FAMOUS MISATTRIBUTED QUOTE: “The first casualty of war is truth.” ...

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