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The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.

H. L. Mencken

The aim of public education is not to spread enlightenment at all; it is simply to reduce as many individuals as possible to the same safe level, to breed a standard citizenry, to put down dissent and originality.
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Citizenship Education Learning Liberty Possible Reality Simplicity
Socialist: A man suffering from an overwhelming conviction to believe what is not true.
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Believe Men Suffering True
It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.
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Believe Funny Hard Man Transformation
A man may be a fool and not know it, but not if he is married.
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Fools Funny Himself Man Marriage
On one issue, at least, men and women agree. They both distrust women.
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Funny Issues Man Trust Women
In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.
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Freedom Gratitude Myself Thankful World
The State doesn’t just want you to obey, it wants to make you WANT to obey.
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Government Politics Yourself
Always remember this: If you don’t attend the funerals of your friends, they will certainly not attend yours.
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Age Friendship Remember Yourself
The ideal way to get rid of any infectious disease would be to shoot instantly every person who comes down with it.
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Death Freedom Ideal Kill Sick
After all is said and done, a hell lot of a lot more is said than done.
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Action Hell Talk
The final test of truth is ridicule. Very few dogmas have ever faced it and survived.
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Face Survive Truth
Change is not progress.
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Change Difference One Liner Progress
Sometimes the idiots outvote the sensible people.
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Democracy People Vote
A sense of humor always withers in the presence of the messianic delusion, like justice and the truth in front of patriotic passion.
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Humor Justice Passion Patriot Presence
Misogynist: A man who hates women as much as women hate one another.
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Feminism Hate Man Women
It doesn’t take a majority to make a rebellion; it takes only a few determined leaders and a sound cause.
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Determination Leadership Rebel Sound

The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.

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