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1.95sThank you very much.
2.57sYeah! Damn right!
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4.85s"Recipe for a free country: Mix one cup liberty with three teaspoons of justice.
3.14sAdd one informed electorate. Baste well with veto power."
2.3s
3.57s"My back is spineless. My belly is yellow.
2.03sI am the American nonvoter."
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3.47s"Stir in two cups of checks. Sprinkle liberally with balances."
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3.07s"Ding, dong. The sounds of the Liberty Bell.
3.04sDing-- freedom. Dong-- opportunity.
3.64sDing-- excellent schools. Dong-- quality hospitals."
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3.97s"When America was born on that hot july day in 1776,
4.5s"the trees in Springfield Forest were tiny saplings, trembling towards the sun.
1.98s"And as they were nourished by Mother Earth,
2.64s"so too did our fledgling nation find strength...
2.97s"in the simple ideals of equality and justice.