Dolle was prepared to hold forth Thursday on matters other than Luxembourg government's apparent fondness for bolt-on legislation.

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He liked to hold forth on television, once suggesting that America should erect on its other coast a Statue of Responsibility.

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But who was among the first to hold forth on it?

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Christopher Dodd, in a New York Times piece yesterday, was suggesting that perhaps the White House should hold a summit to bridge the gaps and so forth.

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They would rather observe the drama from a distance (a distance that may not hold, for the drama may come to them) and, if it ends happily, come forth to say this is indeed what they hoped for, what they quietly helped.

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