We should be thankful that, whatever the reasons, there are a few people with the courage to risk ridicule, at a minimum, and possibly ruin, to bring new and often better ideas to the masses.

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At least until the wrong parents bring the ugliest of real world forces into play to ruin it.

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And instead of allowing competition to help bring down costs, it increases spending and puts our health-care system on a path to ruin.

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But many more will be at home, with some fearing what the president will bring and believing that he has set their country on the road to ruin.

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George Washington, when he prohibited the torture of captives because it would bring, in his words, "shame, disgrace and ruin" to our nation, it's time for a change.

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They warn that failure to do so may bring about the end of civilization as we know it, or at least, ruin the economy, endanger public safety and tarnish the US image as a great leader in innovation.

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