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When somebody says it’s not about the money, it’s about the money.

H. L. Mencken

Equality before the law is probably forever unattainable. It is a noble ideal, but it can never be realized, for what men value in this world is not rights but privileges.
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Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.
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After all is said and done, a hell lot of a lot more is said than done.
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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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On one issue, at least, men and women agree. They both distrust women.
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The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.
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Most people want security in this world, not liberty.
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The only good bureaucrat is one with a pistol at his head. Put it in his hand and it’s good-bye to the Bill of Rights.
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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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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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Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
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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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There’s really no point to voting. If it made any difference, it would probably be illegal.
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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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Journalism is to politician as dog is to lamp-post.
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What men value in this world is not rights but privileges.
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