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World War II made prosperous the United States, which had been undergoing a depression for a dozen years, and made very rich those magnates and their managers who govern the republic – with many a wink – in the people’s name.

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Some writers take to drink, others take to audiences.
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Audience Drink Writing
Primarily, I am a prose writer with axes to grind, and the theatre is a good place to do the grinding in. I prefer comedy to ‘serious’ drama because I believe one can get the ax sharper on the comedic stone.
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Believe Comedy Goodness Place Stone Theatre Writing
As for civil liberties, any one who is not vigilant may one day find himself living, if not in a police state, at least in a police city.
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Civil Finding Liberty Live Police
The more money an American accumulates, the less interesting he becomes.
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Himself Interesting Money
The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.
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Beautiful Language Ourselves Word
Fifty percent of people won’t vote, and fifty percent don’t read newspapers. I hope it’s the same fifty percent.
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Hope Myself People Reading Vote
For the record, I’m a Second World War veteran and served in the Pacific.
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Record Severe War World
To a man, ornithologists are tall, slender, and bearded so that they can stand motionless for hours, imitating kindly trees, as they watch for birds.
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Bird Man Stand Time
I can understand companionship.
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Companionship Understand
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
Writing fiction has become a priestly business in countries that have lost their faith.
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Business Country Faith Fiction Lost Writing
Temperamentally, I am suspicious of belonging to anything. When I ran for office, I debated seriously whether or not to run as an independent because I was not eager to be saddled with the Democratic Party, because any party label is committing.
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Commitment Democracy Government Independent Party Politics Serious
I’m always an optimist!
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Myself Optimism
I can’t name three first-rate literary critics in the United States. I’m told there are a few hidden away at universities, but they don’t print them in ‘The New York Times.’
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Criticism Literature Myself Name University
The media can’t get anything straight.
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Media Straight
Why not just eliminate the federal income tax?
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Elimination Income Tax

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