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It was casual to the most obvious observer..
It was enough to make a body ashamed of the human race.
-- Mark Twain, spoken by Huck Finn, The Adventures of Huckleberry Fi...
It was founded by the Puritans to give thanks for bein' preserved from the Indians, an' we keep it to give thanks we are preserved from the Puritans.
-- Finley Peter Dunne...
It was founded upon a rock. -- New Testament -- Matthew vii, 25
It was Hannibal's principle to keep his forces united and to garrison but one single fortress.
-- Emperor Napoleon I...
It was hard to have a conversation with anyone, there were so many people talking. -- Yogi Berra
It was in making education not only common to all, but in some sense compulsory on all, that the destiny of the free republics of America was practically settled.
-- James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) ...
It was in search of better living conditions that man left caves and built houses.
Now, with payments for a house running up to $...
It was just a job. It wasn't any special interest in consumer affairs.
I needed a paycheck and the Attorney General said that I would be best to go down there, because he knew I was anti-consumer....
It was just dumb luck that Unix managed to break through the Stupidity Barrier and become popular in spite of its inherent elegance.
-- gavin@krypton.sgi.com...

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