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What men value in this world is not rights but privileges.

H. L. Mencken

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
Freedom of press is limited to those who own one.
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Freedom Funny Limitation Oneself Politics
If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner.
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Food Politics Promise
The only thing wrong with Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was that it was the South, not the North, that was fighting for a government of the people, by the people and for the people.
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Fight Government People Wrong
Free speech is too dangerous to a democracy to be permitted.
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Danger Democracy Freedom Scare
On one issue, at least, men and women agree. They both distrust women.
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Funny Issues Man Trust Women
The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor.
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Argument Crime Funny Humor Kind Poor
Puritanism. The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.
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Fear God Happiness
When somebody says it’s not about the money, it’s about the money.
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Deep Money
What men value in this world is not rights but privileges.
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Leadership Men Priviledge Right Value
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
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 chief difference between free capitalism and State socialism seems to be this: that under the former a man pursues his own advantage openly, frankly and honestly, whereas under the latter he does so hypocritically and under false pretenses.
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Differences Freedom Honesty Hypocrisy Men Pursue
There’s really no point to voting. If it made any difference, it would probably be illegal.
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Democracy Difference Vote
People do not expect to find chastity in a whorehouse. Why, then, do they expect to find honesty and humanity in government, a congeries of institutions whose modus operandi consists of lying, cheating, stealing, and if need be, murdering those who resist?
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Cheating Expectation Government Honesty Humanity Lying Need People Resistance
Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.
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Easy Hard Love Relationship Stop War

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