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"As the elite of the elite make speeches crying crocodile tears for the poor of the world, they are behind concrete barricades with police beating the heads of demonstrators just outside."—Judy Rebick commenting on police actions against demonstrators attending previous world trade meetings ("Holistic Medicine," Briarpatch magazine, April 2001).

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In 1866, smoking cigarettes, using spirits and frequenting pool halls or public dance halls were cause for immediate dismissal of teachers.