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Terrific insight combined with a bizarre sense of adventure.

by Thomas Burchfield at 03:19[BST] on 10/01/08

Great stuff, especially the joyous juxtaposition of wisdom- gleaning from ancient master orators with John's Great Adventure with the "girls." Also, some sad and excellent insight on confidence and the quest for power. A lesson we could all learn: a whimpering whispering, short-breathed Jesus would've gone nowhere.

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