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U.S. Constitution

Not just for Constitutional Scholars any more! It's the OS our government and pretty amazingly intact since the v.1.0 release. It replaced the beta - the Articles of Confederation - which was the duct tape that held together the Colonies still catching their breath from the Revolution. A few major upgrades and bugs worked out in subsequent releases: abolition of slavery, voting rights and representation. An amazing kernal to build on.

Download: U. S. Constitution (16k)

Gilbert and Sullivan - 1 Pinafore, 2 Pirates

So they don't really fit into the 'profound' category but heck who can argue with lyrics that are so...well, lyrical. Also, one has to admit that some of their satire of their aristocracy is as pointed today:

I grew so rich that I was sent/ By a pocket borough into Parliament/ I always voted at my party's call/ And I never thought of thinking for myself at all/ I thought so little, they rewarded me/ By making me the Ruler of the Queen's Navee!

If nothing else, the Savoyards among you (a kinder name for maniacal G & S fans) will finally get to memorize the lyrics of 'I am a the very model of a modern Major General'. Now go, you slaves of duty.

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Billy Collins Poems

If you haven't heard this man, well you've missed out on one of the most brilliant and humorous voices. He can see around corners and you will laugh aloud. Two notes: 1) unlike all the other documents on this site, all of these TEXT files are COPYRIGHTED, and 2) the Billy Collins web site contains free MP3 downloads of him reading a bunch of these.

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Pslams

A blog reader converted and linked these Pslams for your iPod. For the zipped file, click here.