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Some are life-size effigies, and they are dressed in tawdry finery, with a mask or false-face topped by a three-cornered cocked hat.
Remember, Remember, the Fifth of November | Edwardian Promenade 2008
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When people seriously propose an oxymoron like “libertarian paternalism” it reminds me of the H.L Mencken quote, “The urge to save humanity is almost always a false-face for the urge to rule it.”ray_gQuote
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As H.L Mencken said “The urge to save humanity is almost always a false-face for the urge to rule it.”ray_gQuote
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As H.L Mencken said “The urge to save humanity is almost always a false-face for the urge to ruleit.”
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I don't have a religious horse to defend in Armstrong's false-face contest because I don't believe the current conflict between east and west is particularly religious.
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Joy: I don't have a religious horse to defend in Armstrong's false-face contest because I don't believe the current conflict between east and west is particularly religious.
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I guess that is just a false-face you people put on since the Republican have become the party of inclusion.
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Carole-anne, shoes off — and apparently dress coming off, before Jury slopped her — said innocently, "But I thought you had to get this stuff back to the false-face store."
the deer leap Grimes, Martha 1985
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As it is, Goldwater's true believers can now treasure the notion that Goldwater III is a false-face created only for the purposes of the campaign, and that in his heart of hearts Barry still belongs to them.
A Long View: Goldwater in History Hofstadter, Richard 1964
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"And false-face robbers stopped the train coming home," added Freddie.
The Bobbsey Twins at Home Laura Lee Hope
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