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The United States was founded by the brightest people in the country – and we haven’t seen them since.

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The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of a system where most people drudge along, paying heavy taxes for which they get nothing in return.
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Class Genius heavy Ourselves Rule System
I cannot remember when I was not fascinated by Henry Adams.
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Fascination Myself Remember
Why not just eliminate the federal income tax?
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Elimination Income Tax
I know a lot of the Annapolis breed.
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Known Myself
There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise.
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Human Myself People Problem Solution
I’m always an optimist!
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Myself Optimism
To preserve the human race, it is now necessary to reorganize society. To this end, an Authority must be created with the power to control human population, to redistribute food, to purify air, water, soil, to re-pattern the cities.
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Food Human Pattern Population Preserve Race Recognition
The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.
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Beautiful Language Ourselves Word
My father had lifelong contempt for politicians.
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Father Life Myself Politics
Litigation takes the place of sex at middle age.
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Age One Liner Place Sex
Policemen are seldom tried for their crimes, or indeed, held responsible for what they do, which disturbs the peace and causes distress among the orderly.
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Crime Disturb Order Peace Police Responsibility
The United States is a madhouse.
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Country Home Madness State
On 16 September 1985, when the Commerce Department announced that the United States had become a debtor nation, the American Empire died.
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Death Department Nation State
Baseball is the favorite American sport because it’s so slow. Any idiot can follow it. And just about any idiot can play it.
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Baseball Play Slow Sports
The United States was founded by the brightest people in the country – and we haven’t seen them since.
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Country Finding People State
I don’t even read most reviews, unless there is a potential lawsuit on view.
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Law Myself Potential Reading Review View

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