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Although political ambitions are nauseating enough in a man, they are even more unattractive in a woman. … Politics is about bossing other people around and exerting power. Where a man puts himself forward for this task, we feel that at least we can punch him on the nose if he becomes too objectionable. With a woman we can’t do that, but have to listen politely to all her fatuous pronouncements.
— Auberon Waugh
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Today is Thursday, November 30th, the 334th day of 2023. There are 31 days left in the year. It is Stay Home Because You’re Well Day, Perpetual Youth Day, National Mason Jar Day, National Methamphetamine Awareness Day, National Mousse Day, National Personal Space Day, and International Computer Security Day.
On This Day
In 1782, representatives from the United States and Great Britain, meeting in Paris, signed preliminary peace articles, later formalized as the Treaty of Paris.
In 1803, Spanish representatives officially transferred the Louisiana Territory to an official from the French First Republic. Twenty days later, France transferred the property to the United States under the Louisiana Purchase.
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