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sign of trouble

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George Orwell's contention was that it is a sure sign of trouble when things can no longer be called by their right names and described in plain, forthright speech. Christopher Lasch

Many people boast of going years without a vacation. But this is a sign of trouble - not commitment. Robert W. Bly

Accessibility on the part of rulers ends by inspiring love rather than respect, and love evaporates at first sign of trouble. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

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