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In 1557 the 14-year-old boy-king Sebastião ascended the throne, the beginning of a calamitous reign that was to end at the battle of Alcacer-Quiber (Morocco) in pursuit of a vain crusade.
This is in pursuit of a case about the invasion of privacy, remember.
Our review of the PURSUIT trial CEC experience has highlighted some of these important issues and the need to further evaluate the strategies used for event adjudication.
Behind those created equal stands a Creator—the source as well of our basic human rights, for the text continues by listing the truths we hold to be self-evident: “that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”
An essay by Mother Teresa basher Christopher Hitchens likens the nun to Princess Di: Both used the poor and sick as "accessories" in "the service and the pursuit of the rich and powerful."