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Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid... He is the hero, he is everything. He must be a complete man and a common man and yet an unusual man. He must be, to use a rather weathered phrase, a man of honor, by instinct, by inevitability, without thought of it, and certainly without saying it. He must be the best man in his world and a good enough man for any world.
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In 1980, a nation in need of change selected Ronald Reagan to restore the shine to a tarnished America.
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It is unfortunate that the poor judgment shown by a small group of young actors has tarnished the reputation of every child who has ever appeared before a camera.
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I have a great legacy, tarnished somewhat by the move.
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When man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished.