After all is said and done, a hell lot of a lot more is said than done.
H. L. MENCKENThe 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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Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.
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The final test of truth is ridicule. Very few dogmas have ever faced it and survived.
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The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.
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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.
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Equality before the law is probably forever unattainable. It is a noble ideal, but it can never be realized, for what men value in this world is not rights but privileges.
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What men value in this world is not rights but privileges.
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Sometimes the idiots outvote the sensible people.
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Don’t overestimate the decency of the human race.
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Once a woman passes a certain point in intelligence she finds it almost impossible to get a husband: she simply cannot go on listening without snickering.
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Freedom of press is limited to those who own one.
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There are two kinds of Europeans: The smart ones, and those who stayed behind.
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There are two impossibilities in life: “just one drink” and “an honest politician.”
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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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Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.
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The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.
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