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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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Sex is. There is nothing more to be done about it. Sex builds no roads, writes no novels and sex certainly gives no meaning to anything in life but itself.
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Build Meaning Novel Sex
Corporations must pay tax.
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Corporation Pay Tax
For the record, I’m a Second World War veteran and served in the Pacific.
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Record Severe War World
I was like everyone else when Obama was elected – optimistic.
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Myself Optimistic President
The unfed mind devours itself.
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Devour Mindset
What the police in their ignorance have not figured out is that they have lost all credibility since World War II. They are sort of parasites on the fringe of society and do no particular good for anyone except possibly themselves.
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Credible Exception Ignorance Possible Society
Ayn Rand is a rhetorician who writes novels I have never been able to read.
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Myself Novel Reading Writing
As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city by destroying it. Words are to confuse, so that at election time people will solemnly vote against their own interests.
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Election Illumination Language Liberal Society Vote
Why not just eliminate the federal income tax?
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Elimination Income Tax
I cannot remember when I was not fascinated by Henry Adams.
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Fascination Myself Remember
I never wanted to be a writer. I mean, that’s the last thing I wanted.
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Dream Myself Writing
Until very recently, the artist was a magician who did his magic in public view but kept himself and his effects a matter of mystery.
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Artist Himself Magic Mystery Public View
All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting to encounter yourself.
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Children Expectation Forever
Both Marx and Christ agree that in this life, a right action is consideration for the welfare of others.
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Action God Karma Life Right Welfare
He who is last had best laugh.
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End Himself Laughter
The American high school graduate is two years behind his English, French or German counterpart; in Alabama, God knows how far behind.
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God Graduation Known Yourself

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