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...crux of the movie's plot, though, is the existence of an elite society whose laws supercede all others. The Skulls' motto is, "A Skull above any other," although they tend to use each other's power and status to advance their own agendas instead of fostering a sense of brotherhood and loyalty. The movie illustrates a fact that many people know already: Groups such as secret societies and their cousin organizations, final clubs, are quickly going the way of the dinosaurs...
...Hayes had a motto: "Just Do What's Right." One thing is certain: a lot of what he and Crowell did there also turned out to be right for Al Gore...
Some of you Americans, like me, may have countered such angry Europeans with the claim that our parents/grandparents/Ronald Reagan saved Europe from Nazis/Communists/boy bands. This tactic is especially useful against the French, whose military motto before 1940 was, "The best defense is 237 official varieties of cheese." But here in Spain the fascists ruled until 1975 and 'N Sync is huge, so they pretty much owe us nothing. No matter--after a few days of genuine concern, I've now entered the dreaded Stage Three...
...Pope will visit Fatima in Portugal to beatify two shepherd children to whom the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared there in 1917. For John Paul, the visit will have a mystical significance: his personal motto is Totus tuus (All yours--giving himself to Mary). When he survived the 1981 assassination attempt by Mehmet Ali Agca, the Pope noted that the attack occurred on the anniversary of the Fatima apparition, and he credited his survival to intercession by the Blessed Virgin...
Syndicated self-help radio host DR. LAURA SCHLESSINGER's motto is "Preach, Teach and Nag." The nagging really works. When Paramount announced plans for a Dr. Laura television show, gay-advocacy groups bombarded executives with phone calls and e-mails threatening a boycott. Schlessinger, 53, has told her 18 million listeners that homosexuality is a "biological error" and that gays are "sexual deviants." At first, the rigidly self-righteous Schlessinger called her nemeses "fascists" and proclaimed herself a lone voice "for Judeo-Christian ideology." But on Friday, cowed, she issued an apology. "Some of the words I've used have...