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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of ...

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Since this is our big birthday, I wanted my annual Fourth of July list to be something not only historical but encompassing. So I decided to do the mother of all Cueball lists, and name the 10 ...