I am happy that I can aid those admirable men, both living and dead, who by their pens or their tongues have aided the great cause of human liberty and universal happiness.
The president, the secretary of state, the businessman, the preacher, the vendor, the spies, the clients and managers__ll walking around Wall Street like chickens with their heads cut off__ushing to escape bankruptcy__lotting to melt down the Statue of Liberty__o press more copper pennies__o breed more headless chickens__o put more feathers in their caps__edals, diplomas, stock certificates, honorary doctorates__ggs and eggs of headless chickens__ultitaskers__ystem hackers__ho never know where they__e heading--northward, backward, eastward, forward, and never homeward_(where is home)__ome is in the head_(but the head is cut off)__nd the nest is full of banking forms and Easter eggs with coins inside. Beheaded chickens, how do you breed chickens with their heads cut off? By teaching them how to bankrupt creativity.
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The president, the secretary of state, the businessman, the preacher, the vendor, the spies, the clients and managers__ll walking around Wall Street like chickens with their heads cut off__ushing to escape bankruptcy__lotting to melt down the Statue of Liberty__o press more copper pennies__o breed more headless chickens__o put more feathers in their caps__edals, diplomas, stock certificates, honorary doctorates__ggs and eggs of headless chickens__ultitaskers__ystem hackers__ho never know where they__e heading--northward, backward, eastward, forward, and never homeward_(where is home)__ome is in the head_(but the head is cut off)__nd the nest is full of banking forms and Easter eggs with coins inside. Beheaded chickens, how do you breed chickens with their heads cut off? By teaching them how to bankrupt creativity.
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