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On one issue, at least, men and women agree. They both distrust women.

H. L. Mencken

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
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Belief Freedom Ignorance Rule Wisdom
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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Himself Ideas Man Thinking True
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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Humor Justice Passion Patriot Presence
The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.
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Danger Government Himself Men Thinking
There is no idea so stupid that you can’t find a professor who will believe it.
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Believe Ideas Stupidity Teaching Yourself
No professional politician is ever actually in favor of public economy. It is his implacable enemy, and he knows it. All professional politicians are dedicated wholeheartedly to waste and corruption. They are the enemies of every decent man.
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Corruption Dedication Enemy Himself Man Politics Professional Waste
Morality is doing what is right, no matter what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, no matter what is right.
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Atheist Moral Motivational Religion Right
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
Always remember this: If you don’t attend the funerals of your friends, they will certainly not attend yours.
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Age Friendship Remember Yourself
Imagine the Creator as a low comedian, and at once the world becomes explicable.
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Democracy Freedom Imagination World
There’s really no point to voting. If it made any difference, it would probably be illegal.
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Democracy Difference Vote
A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
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Death Flower Funny Humor
Puritanism. The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.
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Fear God Happiness
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
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Democracy Deserve Freedom People Theory
The ideal way to get rid of any infectious disease would be to shoot instantly every person who comes down with it.
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Death Freedom Ideal Kill Sick
Sometimes the idiots outvote the sensible people.
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Democracy People Vote

On one issue, at least, men and women agree. They both distrust women.

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