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Stupid is a great force in human affairs.

P. J. O'Rourke

Staying married may have long-term benefits. You can elicit much more sympathy from friends over a bad marriage than you ever can from a good divorce.
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There is no virtue in compulsory government charity, and there is no virtue in advocating it. A politician who portrays himself as ‘caring’ and ‘sensitive’ because he wants to expand the government’s charitable programs is merely saying that he’s willing to try to do good with other people’s money.
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Advocate Charity Compulsory Government Merely Politician Virtue
Explosion of positive rights started in 1932 with the election of Roosevelt.
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Election Explosion Positive Right Started
When elites see a homeless person in the gutter, they assume he’s saving a parking place.
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Elite Gutter Homeless Park Person Place Say
Government is a health hazard. Governments have killed many more people than cigarettes or unbuckled seat belts ever have.
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Belt Cigarette Government Hazard Helth Kill Many More People Set
I read good. I was an English major.
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English Good Major Read
New Hampshire polling data are unreliable because, when you call the Granite State’s registered Republicans and independents in the middle of dinner and ask them who they’re going to vote for, they have a mouth full of mashed potatoes and you can’t understand what they say.
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Independent New Poll Registered Republican Unreliable
Some people have facts; these can be proven. Some people have theories; these can be disproven. But people with opinions are mindless and have their minds made up about it.
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Dosproven Fact Mindless Opinion People Some
The French are a smallish, monkey-looking bunch and not dressed any better, on average, than the citizens of Baltimore.
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Better Average Citizen Country French Monkey Smallish
Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.
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Always Die Good Look Make Middle Read Something
I rarely meet a politician that I don’t like personally. They are generally well endowed with charm. Therein lies the danger.
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Dangerm Charm Meet Personal Politician Rare
Even very young children need to be informed about dying. Explain the concept of death very carefully to your child. This will make threatening him with it much more effective.
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Carefully Child Children Concert Explain Inform Make Threaten Young
Family love is messy, clinging, and of an annoying and repetitive pattern, like bad wallpaper.
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Bad Family Love Messy Pattern Wallpaper
The best and brightest don’t go into politics. The best and brightest are at Goldman Sachs.
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Best Bright Brightest Goldman Politics
Once you’ve built the big machinery of political power, remember you won’t always be the one to run it.
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Always Build Machinery Once One Political Remember Rum
Finland is a rich country. What have they got? They got Nokia phones and plywood. How’d they get so rich? Because they’re free.
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Country Free Nokia Phone Plywood Rich

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