“An avidity to punish is always dangerous to liberty. It leads men to stretch, to misinterpret, and to misapply even the best of laws. He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach himself.”
~Thomas Paine, 1795
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“Stop abortion at the source. Vasectomies are reversible. Make every young man have one. When he’s deemed financially and emotionally fit to be a father it will be reversed. What’s that? Did the idea of regulating a man’s body make you uncomfortable? Then mind your f**king business.”
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—CHARLES BAUDELAIREThe Painter of Modern Life and Other Essays (1863)
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—Vincent Van Patten
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Elisa's Spot 
Really like this. A great rendition of our Leonard Cohen”s song.
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I’m glad you appreciated it!
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Thank you for this today, Elisa. WOW! What energy…love this song so much. Have played it twice am headed for a third time. Had to go over to YouTube to figure out what your tag “civil war” had to do with the song, though. lol. I’m not often much of a music-listener but thoroughly enjoyed this today so much.
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Listening again…
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giggles!!
I am very glad that it had an effect that you liked.
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