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HB Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 - November 28, 1859)

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Kevin G. Barkes

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Apr 3, 2014, 12:39:43 AM4/3/14
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Who ever hears of fat men heading a riot, or herding together in turbulent mobs? ... 'tis your lean, hungry men who are continually worrying society, and setting the whole community by the ears.
-Washington Irving

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SteveMR200

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Apr 3, 2014, 7:30:01 AM4/3/14
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On Wed, 2 Apr 2014 21:39:43 -0700 (PDT), Kevin G. Barkes wrote in
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>Who ever hears of fat men heading a riot, or herding together
>in turbulent mobs? ... 'tis your lean, hungry men who are
>continually worrying society, and setting the whole community
>by the ears.
>-Washington Irving

Let me have men about me that are fat;
Sleek-headed men and such as sleep o' nights.
Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look;
He thinks too much: such men are dangerous.
--William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
_Julius Caesar_ [1599]; Act I, Scene II, Line 191

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Steve
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