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From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.

Joseph Heller

Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
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Acceptance Mankind Resilence Tomorrow
The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.
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Country Dare Exercise Freedom Independence Traditonal
Rise above principal and do what’s right.
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Inspirational One Liner Principle Right Rise
He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
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Attempt Die Forever Live Man
In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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Accident Failure Predict
When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
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Boy Grow Up Little
Something did happen to me somewhere that robbed me of confidence and courage and left me with a fear of discovery and change and a positive dread of everything unknown that may occur.
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Change Confidence Courage Discovery Dread Fear Lost
Destiny is a good thing to accept when it’s going your way. When it isn’t, don’t call it destiny; call it injustice, treachery, or simple bad luck.
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Acceptance Bad Luck Destiny Injustice
They agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.
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Agree Education Necessary People Possible Question
I don’t believe in miracles because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any.
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Broken Heart Miracle Time
Success and failure are both difficult to endure. Along with success come drugs, divorce, fornication, bullying, travel, meditation, medication, depression, neurosis and suicide. With failure comes failure.
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Bulling Difficult Drug Endurance Failure Meditation Success Suicide
The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.
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Enemy Kill War
It doesn’t make a damned bit of difference who wins the war to someone who’s dead.
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Dead Difference War Win
You’re an intelligent person of great moral character who has taken a very courageous stand. I’m an intelligent person with no moral character at all, so I’m in an ideal position to appreciate it.
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Appreciation Character Courage Intelligence Moral
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Achievement Born Medicore Mediocrity Men Sarcastic Thrust
Prostitution gives her an opportunity to meet people. It provides fresh air and wholesome exercise, and it keeps her out of trouble.
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Air Exercise Fresh Meet Opportunity People Prostitution Trouble

From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.

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