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The descendants of these animals, the feral American horses known as mustangs, were being killed for pet food as recently as the 1960s and, despite the 1971 Free Roaming Wild Horse and Burro Act, remain persecuted today.

Archive 2006-12-01 Darren Naish 2006

The descendants of these animals, the feral American horses known as mustangs, were being killed for pet food as recently as the 1960s and, despite the 1971 Free Roaming Wild Horse and Burro Act, remain persecuted today.

History writ large at Electric Politics Darren Naish 2006

My opinion is that they will continue that expenditure, and provide a home for those Jews in persecuted lands who wish to go back.

Palestine, Today and Tomorrow 1929

The irritated Moslemin persecuted the brethren of the successful rebel, and this impolicy precipitated their flight.

Chapter 9 - Part VII 1822

Our great care must be to keep close to our profession, and be constant to it: whatever oppositions we meet with, we must not be frightened at them, considering that the condition of the persecuted is much better and more desirable than the condition of the persecutors; for persecuting is an evident token of perdition.

Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721

David, one of the best of men, was oppressed by the proud, whom God beholds afar off; the condition therefore of the persecuted is better than that of the persecutors, and will appear so at last.

Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721

1478: Spanish Jews had been heavily persecuted from the 14th century.

Think Progress » BREAKING: Military Will Request $100B For Iraq Next Year, Murtha Reveals 2005

The article really does recall the persecuted-visionary-but-regular-guy posture that George W. Bush and his handlers so favored.

"Everyman Paulson might leave if he doesn't get his way" (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

We have a treaty that says that you can't send people back to a country where you have reason to believe that they'll be persecuted, which is why we can't send these - repatriate these guys back to China.

CNN Transcript Oct 12, 2008 2008

We have a treaty that says that you can't send people back to a country where you have reason to believe that they'll be persecuted, which is why we can't send these - repatriate these guys back to China.

CNN Transcript Oct 11, 2008 2008