Most people want security in this world, not liberty.
H. L. MENCKENEvery normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
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In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.
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Change is not progress.
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Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.
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The average man does not get pleasure out of an idea because he thinks it is true; he thinks it is true because he gets pleasure out of it.
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Laws are no longer made by a rational process of public discussion; they are made by a process of blackmail and intimidation, and they are executed in the same manner
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A sense of humor always withers in the presence of the messianic delusion, like justice and the truth in front of patriotic passion.
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The central belief of every moron is that he is the victim of a mysterious conspiracy against his common rights and true deserts.
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For every problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong.
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Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
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Socialist: A man suffering from an overwhelming conviction to believe what is not true.
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The final test of truth is ridicule. Very few dogmas have ever faced it and survived.
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There’s really no point to voting. If it made any difference, it would probably be illegal.
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There is no idea so stupid that you can’t find a professor who will believe it.
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If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner.
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Government’s great contribution to human wisdom is the discovery that the taxpayer has more than one pocket.
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