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Things are pretty, graceful, rich, elegant, handsome, but, until they speak to the imagination, not yet
beautiful.I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War
IV will be fought with sticks and stones. --Albert Einstein

The most terrifying words in the English langauge are: I'm from the
government and I'm here to help.
Ronald Reagan

XXVI



Lord of my love, to whom in vassalage

Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit,

To thee I send this written embassage,

To witness duty, not to show my wit:

Duty so great, which wit so poor as mine

May make seem bare, in wanting words to show it,

But that I hope some good conceit of thine

In thy soul's thought, all naked, will bestow it:

Till whatsoever star that guides my moving,

Points on me graciously with fair aspect,

And puts apparel on my tatter'd loving,

To show me worthy of thy sweet respect:

  Then may I dare to boast how I do love thee;

  Till then, not show my head where thou mayst prove me.

 	--William Shakespeare