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Editorial: The Supreme Court’s further gutting of the Voting Rights Act is unconscionable

Colorado Daily 12 Jul 2021

In its most infamous decision, the Dred Scott case of 1857, the U.S ... That was as rife with cynicism and hypocrisy as Anatole France’s famous comment in 1894 that “the law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.” ... .

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In Their Opinion: The Supreme Court’s further gutting of the Voting Rights Act is unconscionable

The Sun Chronicle 09 Jul 2021

The other voids all ballots cast in the wrong precinct, even for statewide or national office ... That was as rife with cynicism and hypocrisy as Anatole France’s famous comment in 1894 that “the law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.” ... .

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Prospective Olympian Leibfarth among talent set for ICF Under-23 and Junior Canoe Slam World Championships

Inside The Games 05 Jul 2021

France’s Nicolas Gestin ... In the men’s K1, 2019 junior world champion Anatole Delassus of France and 2018 junior champion Jan Barta of the Czech Republic will line-up in the under-23 competition against a field which includes Italy’s 2018 under-23 world champion, Jakob Weger.

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How to mourn the loss of a pet: ‘There are no rules, grief has no endpoint’

The National 30 Jun 2021

“Our family lost our loving companion Champ today. I will miss him,” US President Joe Biden wrote on Twitter in June, when announcing the passing of their beloved German shepherd ... “We love our sweet, good boy and will miss him always." ... “Until one has loved an animal,” wrote French poet Anatole France, “a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” ... .

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White critics know nothing about Critical Race Theory

The Philadelphia Tribune 26 Jun 2021

Critical Race Theory (CRT) is not what lying white racists claim it is. CRT is not Black Lives Matter. It is not reparations ... As profoundly and sarcastically stated by Nobel Prize-winning novelist Anatole France, “In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets, and steal loaves of bread.” ... 1619.

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CCHS Class of 2021 Top Graduates

Walterboro Live 25 Jun 2021

By CINDY CROSBY. Cindyc4@yahoo.com. Anne Mathis Thomas. Daughter of Shelley and Johnny Thomas, Walterboro. GPA. 5.32. Class Rank. No. 1. College Plans/Major. Anderson University majoring in elementary education. Career Goal ... “To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.” – Anatole France ... .

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This Day in History (June 14)

Kayhan 13 Jun 2021

In 1910, Algeria was declared as an extension of France ... until France had killed more than a million Algerian Muslim people ... He also read the works of Jawaharlal Nehru, Franz Kafka, Albert Camus, Vladimir Lenin, and Jean-Paul Sartre; as well as Anatole France, Friedrich Engels, H.

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Taking Play Seriously

The Epoch Times 11 May 2021

There is an old story retold a hundred times from Anatole France to Tomie dePaola about an old juggler who performs his very last act before a statue of the ...

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Rule of law, for all

The Scranton Times-Tribune 04 May 2021

The rule of law, the subject of this year’s Law Week, is a foundational tenet of an orderly and just society ... This is not new, nor is it totally unfounded. French Nobel Prize laureate Anatole France once observed, “The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread.”.

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Wayne Greene: From Yogi Berra to Anatole France to the governor's office

Tulsa World 24 Apr 2021

"I prefer the errors of enthusiasm to the wisdom of indifference," Anatole France once said, which is wisdom with interesting implications when applied to politics and government, the column argues ... .

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Today's thought for Apr. 16

Williston Herald 16 Apr 2021

“If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.” — Anatole France . .

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Reporters' Notebook: April 16, 2021 -- Reality check

Marietta Daily Journal 16 Apr 2021

Apr. 16—OLAF FUB SEZ. According to Nobel Prize-winning French author Anatole France, born on this date in 1844, "If 50 million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing." . . GOOD TO GO — SS ... .

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Reporters' Notebook: April 16, 2021 – Reality check

The Buffalo News 16 Apr 2021

OLAF FUB SEZ. According to Nobel Prize-winning French author Anatole France, born on this date in 1844, “If 50 million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.”. . GOOD TO GO – SS. Peter and Paul Church, 66 E. Main St., Hamburg, will offer a drive-through Polish dinner at its Pine Street entrance from 4.30 to 6.30 p.m. Saturday ... . ... . ... .

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Be kind to animals

Beatrice Daily Sun 16 Apr 2021

For many of us, every week is “Be Kind to Animals Week”. And that is as it should be. But the first week of May is a time set aside every year by the American Humane Association to give some special consideration to the matter ... As French poet Anatole France said so well, “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.”. .

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Book review: Art meets science for an unlikely friendship

The Florida Times Union 28 Feb 2021

"Radiant. The Dancer, the Scientist and a Friendship Forged in Light". Author. Liz Heinecke. Grand Central Publishing, 307 pages, $28 ... Half of the book, dealing with the dancer, describes the fascinating people Fuller met, in particular the celebrities in Paris such as Auguste Rodin, Anatole France, singer Emma Calve and many more ... .