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Let's be realistic.
Fiscal responsibility to what I would deem "mainstream conservatives" in the U.S. means, "Lower my taxes somehow; just make sure you balance the budget without touching the military."
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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