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  • The philosophes, in particular, hailed this dragon-slayer of dogma.

    John Paul Rollert: The Great Infidel at 300 John Paul Rollert 2011

  • In the shadow of Wartburg Castle, high on a hill — in the shadow of Town hall, with its tower trumpeters; within singing distance of the school choir at the old Dominican monastery — he crossed the market plaza, stopping beside the statue of the famous dragon-slayer.

    The Boy from Thuringia David Booth 2010

  • The philosophes, in particular, hailed this dragon-slayer of dogma.

    John Paul Rollert: The Great Infidel at 300 John Paul Rollert 2011

  • And he could be reaping the political rewards right now as a dragon-slayer.

    Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » No Kidding 2010

  • Republicans Tim Bridgewater and Mike Lee survived a bruising convention in May that knocked out incumbent Sen. Robert F. Bennett and gave the tea party and other conservative groups bragging rights as a dragon-slayer.

    Utah Republican Senate primary could be a test for tea party 2010

  • Think of it as spinning an evil spell that lays over the land and distorts all perceptions .. only a dragon-slayer type can break the spell, and that only by a kind of near-magical speech - full of clarity, humanity, and strength of character, slicing the toxic fog and shining the light on the real landscape, make the Rove-wraiths scurry away, and bringing us back to our better selves.

    MSNBC On Populist Edwards: "Multi-Millionaire Candidate" 2009

  • He was a knight, a royal guardsman, and a dragon-slayer.

    Kenny & the Dragon Tony Diterlizzi 2008

  • Why did the only person in town who just happened to be a dragon-slayer also happen to be my only other friend in the world?

    Kenny & the Dragon Tony Diterlizzi 2008

  • Iron Dragons is a "fantasy" novel in that it's set in a medieval-type world with dragons, inns along the road, and plenty of ale to knock out the itinerant dragon-slayer.

    Book Review: Iron Dragons Kev 2008

  • The next thing you know they'll be telling us that Huckabee is a do-gooder dragon-slayer on our side, that Giuliani is the ultimate family man and that McCain is truly the people's friend and not just a shill for the arms industry.

    Madam Jane Predicts: There will be a one-person war on the loss of America! 2008

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