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The cliche that generals are always fighting the last war is far less true than the notion that a nation is always reliving it. Great wars define the psyche and sensibilities of a people for decades -- until the next one rewrites memories and reshapes character. The legacy of World War...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How The War Can Change America | 1/28/1991 | See Source »

And true to word, Dry lives life without any questioning of the whys in this world. "Just do it" would be the more appropriate cliche to describe this headstrong character.

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Why Ask Why | 1/25/1991 | See Source »

Fastest Rush to the Mainstream Rap music began as something def from the ghetto, got sanitized by b-boys like M.C. Hammer and Vanilla Ice, and quickly became a we're-so-hip cliche even on TV commercials. As they say, it's not comin' correct.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Most of Show Business | 12/31/1990 | See Source »

SOME day, when the catch-phrase-turned-cliche "political correctness" has "passed away," there will be an inquest. The authorities will have possible causes, some suspects, even a paper trail to follow.

Author: By J.d. Connor, | Title: The Myth of 'Politically Correct' | 12/11/1990 | See Source »

Essentially, what ENOUGH stands for is nothing. Can we simply live and let live. (Did I really write that? What a cliche.) Please? It is time to get onto issues of more importance. For instance, why can we never get ice at the Union?

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: On Symbols, ENOUGH Is Enough | 11/17/1990 | See Source »

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