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I keep thinking of the drill sergeant in Full Metal Jacket to PVT Pyle on the obstacle course. "PVT Pyle, don't fall of the obstacle, that would break my f-ing heart." His sincerity on that sentiment is about the same as my dismay at Barry's decision to boycott the Hall. It would break my F-ing heart.
Now that said, I also agree the asterisk was dumb in 1961 and it's really dumb now.
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"The type and formula of most schemes of philanthropy or humanitarianism is this: A and B put their heads together to decide what C shall be made to do for D. The radical vice of all these schemes, from a sociological point of view, is that C is not allowed a voice in the matter, and his position, character, and interests, as well as the ultimate effects on society through C's interests, are entirely overlooked. I call C the Forgotten Man"
- William Graham Sumner
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