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7 of John Adams' Greatest Insults. A man whose wit was matched only by the looseness of his tongue, the combative John Adams quickly acquired a hefty reputation for articulate jabs and razor-sharp put-downs at the expense of his allies and (numerous) rivals alike, including some of the most celebrated figures in American history (Bob Dole once described him as “an eighteenth-century Don Rickles”). Here are some of his best zingers. 1.

On Benjamin Franklin “His whole life has been one continued insult to good manners and to decency.” 2. On Alexander Hamilton “That bastard brat of a Scottish peddler! (Hamilton certainly wasn't above returning the fire.) 3. “What a poor, ignorant, malicious, crapulous mass.” (For more on their relationship, head here.) 4. “That Washington is not a scholar is certain. 5. “Phyladelphia [sic], with all its trade and wealth and regularity, is not Boston. 6. “His soul is poisoned with ambition.” 7. Timetoast timelines. Thatcherism: A Timeline. Monday, 08 April 2013 12:48 Written by John Rees David Cameron became the first Tory prime minister for 13 years after the general election of 2010. Many of those who voted in that election had no real memory of living under a Conservative administration.

For many Margaret Thatcher's first election victory in 1979 is the stuff of history books. So what is the real story of Britain's longest serving Tory prime minister? Thatcherism was a conservative reaction to what came before it. There was real fear among Britain's traditional rulers at this time. But the Tories also began to re-arm and in 1975 a surprise result gave Margaret Thatcher the Tory leadership. The IMF terms for the loan meant the government imposing wage controls and cuts in public services. The public sector strikes of 1979, the so-called Winter of Discontent, marked the breach between the Labour government and its traditional supporters.

Thatcher's offensive was not just domestic. The 1980s were a low and dirty decade. The Big Question. Pearls of Wisdom. History of the Samurai. Native American Language Net: Preserving and promoting indigenous American Indian languages.

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