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"The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance."

-- Marcus Tullius Cicero

"The Bird" was one of my earliest memories of watching Baseball. I remember how happy I was when I got one of his baseball cards.

Harry Kalas was the voice of Philadelphia sports. His passing will leave a hole. I also liked listening to when he called football games for Westwood One when I was traveling alot.