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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Pope John XXIII. At the same time, what the books call false humility - the act of constantly saying that one is not worthy, a not-so-subtle way of provoking someone else to exclaim, "Oh! But you are!" - is one of the most annoying of all character traits. Uriah Heep, the creeping, up-sucking piece of dog s___ in Charles Dickens' David Copperfield - forever telling everyone how 'umble he is - must be one of the most loathsome figures in world literature. (See pictures of the first eight months of Obama's diplomacy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Limits of Humility: How Obama Got It Right | 10/9/2009 | See Source »

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