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The 1920s are the decade that signaled the arrival of a gift that still means a lot to us: Saturday.


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Anyone who experienced World War I close-hand was grossed out by it forever. It just was so awful.



The difference between recession and depression is simple. Recession, goes the saying, is when you lose your job; depression is when I lose mine.

The difference between recession and depression is simple. Recession, goes the saying, is when you lose your job; depression is when I lose mine.



People value Halloween, like Valentine's Day, because they can tell themselves that it's not merely secularized but actually secular, which is to say, not Christian, Jewish, Hindu or Muslim.

People value Halloween, like Valentine's Day, because they can tell themselves that it's not merely secularized but actually secular, which is to say, not Christian, Jewish, Hindu or Muslim.



Disillusionment can come as fast as a gust, but building faith that the government won't inflate again is like building a new sailboat, a project of years.

Disillusionment can come as fast as a gust, but building faith that the government won't inflate again is like building a new sailboat, a project of years.



The donning of the ear buds marks the beginning of teen life, when children set off on their own for the passage through adolescence.

The donning of the ear buds marks the beginning of teen life, when children set off on their own for the passage through adolescence.



Coolidge showed that the best government was the one that got out of the way. When he refrained, the economy grew, the Ku Klux Klan faded, and Americans got Model A's and automobiles.

Coolidge showed that the best government was the one that got out of the way. When he refrained, the economy grew, the Ku Klux Klan faded, and Americans got Model A's and automobiles.



Coolidge was a federalist. You go back and read him and it's almost intimidating to write about him because he writes better himself than anyone. He's one of the best writers as presidents go.

Coolidge was a federalist. You go back and read him and it's almost intimidating to write about him because he writes better himself than anyone. He's one of the best writers as presidents go.



I'm not sure Roosevelt was quite a monster, he just did a poor job on the economics.

I'm not sure Roosevelt was quite a monster, he just did a poor job on the economics.



Coolidge believed that government officials who tell themselves that spending benefits the economy delude themselves and the citizens. Government budgets promote human freedom.

Coolidge believed that government officials who tell themselves that spending benefits the economy delude themselves and the citizens. Government budgets promote human freedom.



Anything can be done if you find friends to do it with.

Anything can be done if you find friends to do it with.





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