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The ideal way to get rid of any infectious disease would be to shoot instantly every person who comes down with it.

H. L. Mencken

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
Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.
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Freedom Government Integrity Live Men Shame
It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.
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Forever Freedom Hate Honesty Myself Strong
When fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression.
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Limitation Oppression Power War
A judge is a law student who marks his own examination papers.
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Funny Justice Law Student
Free speech is too dangerous to a democracy to be permitted.
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Danger Democracy Freedom Scare
Misogynist: A man who hates women as much as women hate one another.
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Feminism Hate Man Women
The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one’s time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all.
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Beginning Fight Freedom Human Law Oppression Stop Time
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
If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner.
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Food Politics Promise
After all is said and done, a hell lot of a lot more is said than done.
H. L. MENCKEN

Action Hell Talk
The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.
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Freedom Humanity Peace Rule Save War
On one issue, at least, men and women agree. They both distrust women.
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Funny Issues Man Trust Women
The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.
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Daring Lying Man People Success Truth Violence
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
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

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