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Nothing is so loved by tyrants as obedient subjects.

Clarence Darrow

The purpose of man is like the purpose of a pollywog – to wiggle along as far as he can without dying; or, to hang to life until death takes him.
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Death Himself Man Purpose
When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President. I’m beginning to believe it.
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Beginning Believe Myself President
Can any rational person believe that the Bible is anything but a human document?
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Believe Document Human Personal
It is bigotry for public schools to teach only one theory of origins.
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Oneself Origin Teaching Theory
I am not afraid of any god in the universe who would send me or any other man or woman to hell. If there were such a being, he would not be a god; he would be a devil.
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Afraid Devil God Man Universe Woman
We know life is futile. A man who considers that his life is of very wonderful importance is awfully close to a padded cell.
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Close Important Life Man Wonderful
I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.
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Ignorance Man Myself Pretend
A criminal is someone without the capital to incorporate
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Capital Cooperation Criminal
Anyone can spot a lie, unless he is in need of that lie.
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Himself Lying Need
In order to have enough freedom, it is necessary to have too much.
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Enough Freedom Necessary Order
The first half of our lives are ruined by our parents and the second half by our children.
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Children Live Ourselves Parents Ruin
I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure – that is all that agnosticism means.
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Compliment Ignorance Insult Man Myself Pretend
The really intelligent are as abnormal as the defective. The great masses of men are rather mediocre, and those above and below are exceptions.
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Defect Exception Intelligence Reality
The nation that would to-day disarm its soldiers and turn its people to the paths of peace would accomplish more to its building up than by all the war taxes wrong from its hostile and unwilling serfs.
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Accomplishment Nation Path People Tax Willing Wrong
The most human thing we can do is comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
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Afflict Comfortable Compassionate Human
I am a friend of the working man, and I would rather be his friend, than be one.
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Friendship Man Oneself Work

Nothing is so loved by tyrants as obedient subjects.

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