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The dead have been counted For now. Most are already cut up Properly to record cause of death, As good governance requires…
”Judge not lest ye be judged, They said to the judge. Or, if judge you will, Then judge at your own peril.…
People no longer need people– At least proud people never say so; Proud people nurse their successes As hawks their fledglings do.…
When the King comes visiting, ten million Shall line the spruced highways; They will be gathered from the slums Shut off to…
The phenomenal ingenuity of AAP has firmly put in place politics of honest hard work on behalf of the citizenry without turning away from bold social welfare measures
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