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Free speech is too dangerous to a democracy to be permitted.

H. L. Mencken

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
An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.
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Ideal Myself Rose
Misogynist: A man who hates women as much as women hate one another.
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Feminism Hate Man Women
There’s really no point to voting. If it made any difference, it would probably be illegal.
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Democracy Difference Vote
Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
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Belief Freedom Ignorance Rule Wisdom
All government, in its essence, is a conspiracy against the superior man: its one permanent object is to oppress him and cripple him.
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Government Himself Men Oppression
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 best teacher is not the one who knows most but the one who is most capable of reducing knowledge to that simple compound of the obvious and wonderful.
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Education Knowledge Simplicity Teaching Wonderful
A judge is a law student who marks his own examination papers.
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Funny Justice Law Student
Journalism is to politician as dog is to lamp-post.
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Career Dog Journalism Politics
The State doesn’t just want you to obey, it wants to make you WANT to obey.
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Government Politics Yourself
Laws are no longer made by a rational process of public discussion; they are made by a process of blackmail and intimidation, and they are executed in the same manner
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Death Fear Law Process Talk
Socialist: A man suffering from an overwhelming conviction to believe what is not true.
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Believe Men Suffering True
The only good bureaucrat is one with a pistol at his head. Put it in his hand and it’s good-bye to the Bill of Rights.
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Democracy Goodness Hands Right
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
Change is not progress.
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Change Difference One Liner Progress

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