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Chuck Baldwin Politician
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"The patriots of 1776 had far more to fear from Benedict Arnold than they did King George. An enemy easily identified is much less formidable than one who marches in the uniform of an ally."

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Stephen Harper Politician
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"Canada remains alienated from its allies, shut out of the reconstruction process to some degree, unable to influence events. There is no upside to the position Canada took."

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Stephen Harper Politician
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"We should have been there shoulder to shoulder with our allies. Our concern is the instability of our government as an ally. We are playing again with national and global security matters."

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George Allen Politician
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"It is vital that the United States maintains open lines of communication with our allies. We must assure them of our commitment to eradicating global terrorism wherever it may reside or wherever it's given haven"

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Julio Cortazar Novelist, Short Story Writer
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"The short-story writer knows that he can't proceed cumulatively, that time is not his ally. His only solution is to work vertically, heading up or down in literary space."

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Pablo Picasso Painter, Sculptor
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"I always forbade everyone to clean my studios, dust them, not only for fear they would disturb my things, but especially because I always counted on the protection of dust. It's my ally. I always let it settle where it likes. It's like a layer of protection."

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Al Green Singer, Songwriter
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"Pakistan's being an ally and helping the United States, we ought to show Pakistan that we are appreciative for the help that's been extended."

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Ursula K. Le Guin Author, Poet, Essayist
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"It was easy to share when there was enough, even barely enough, to go round. But when there was not enough? Then force entered in; might making right; power, and its tool, violence, and its most devoted ally, the averted eye."

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Gilbert K. Chesterton Writer, Journalist
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"There are no words to express the abyss between isolation and having one ally. It may be conceded to the mathematician that four is twice two. But two is not twice one; two is two thousand times one."

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Ronald Reagan Politician, Actor
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"America must remain freedom's staunchest friend, for freedom is our best ally and it is the world's only hope to conquer poverty and preserve peace."

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