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Venezuela

Venezuela, although beautiful, bears strikingly little resemblance to Italy, which is surprising given that the word "Venezuela" literally means, "Little Venice."

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Bickering

Such departmental bickering always reminds me of Borges' observation on the Falklands War: It's like two bald men fighting over a comb.

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James Madison

Although James Madison was perhaps the most under-rated President, the degree to which the history and thought of the ancient world--from Athens and Rome to the Hebrews--permeated every aspect of his life is striking: even after completing his studies at Princeton in two years, he remained on campus for one more year just to study Hebrew.

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