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It's getting that risky.

It's getting that risky.

The advance of civilization. Once the delicious reward only of the venturesome and resourceful-- now anyone may have it for a few gallons of gasoline and an eye full of dust.

The advance of civilization. Once the delicious reward only of the venturesome and resourceful-- now anyone may have it for a few gallons of gasoline and an eye full of dust.

Plenty of hard work ahead befoe we have things just right. After we get all the big speculators taught not to skin the little speculators-- and all the big truck drivers taught to go fifty-fifty with the small car drivers-- and when all the powerful nations don't take advantage of the smaller nations any more-- then we'll have to send missionaries down to teach the big fish not to eat the little fish.

Plenty of hard work ahead befoe we have things just right. After we get all the big speculators taught not to skin the little speculators-- and all the big truck drivers taught to go fifty-fifty with the small car drivers-- and when all the powerful nations don't take advantage of the smaller nations any more-- then we'll have to send missionaries down to teach the big fish not to eat the little fish.

The relative importance of news. (We gasp over the details of today's morbid crime--but pass over, unmoved, the announcement of discoveries that may tomorrow wipe out civilization.

The relative importance of news. (We gasp over the details of today's morbid crime--but pass over, unmoved, the announcement of discoveries that may tomorrow wipe out civilization.

Let you know definitely later.

Let you know definitely later.

Virtue is its own reward!

Virtue is its own reward!

How can they tell he won't do it again?

How can they tell he won't do it again?

Ma's remarks are likely to be unpleasant.

Ma's remarks are likely to be unpleasant.

That same old split.

That same old split.

But shooting the neighbor's cow won't cure the ailments of his own.

But shooting the neighbor's cow won't cure the ailments of his own.