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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.

H. L. Mencken

On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.
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Desire Funny Glory Greatness Heart
The State doesn’t just want you to obey, it wants to make you WANT to obey.
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Government Politics Yourself
What men value in this world is not rights but privileges.
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Leadership Men Priviledge Right Value
Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.
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Election Liberty Material Politics
Once a woman passes a certain point in intelligence she finds it almost impossible to get a husband: she simply cannot go on listening without snickering.
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Heart Husband Intelligence Listening Men Simplicity Woman
Government’s great contribution to human wisdom is the discovery that the taxpayer has more than one pocket.
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Discovery Government Human Liberty Wisdom
There are two impossibilities in life: “just one drink” and “an honest politician.”
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Honesty Impossible Life Politics
It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.
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Believe Funny Hard Man Transformation
If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner.
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Food Politics Promise
On one issue, at least, men and women agree. They both distrust women.
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Funny Issues Man Trust Women
The one permanent emotion of the inferior man is fear – fear of the unknown, the complex, the inexplicable. What he wants above everything else is safety.
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Courage Emotion Fear Himself Men Safety
A judge is a law student who marks his own examination papers.
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Funny Justice Law Student
A church is a place in which gentlemen who have never been to Heaven brag about it to persons who will never get there.
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Funny Heaven Humor Person Place
Socialist: A man suffering from an overwhelming conviction to believe what is not true.
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Believe Men Suffering True
The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.
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Daring Lying Man People Success Truth Violence
You can’t do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth.
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Deep Inspirational Life Philosophy Worth Yourself

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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