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There is no idea so stupid that you can’t find a professor who will believe it.

H. L. Mencken

A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
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Death Flower Funny Humor
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
Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.
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Animal Art Democracy Science
Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.
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Freedom Government Integrity Live Men Shame
Journalism is to politician as dog is to lamp-post.
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Career Dog Journalism Politics
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
You can’t do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth.
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Deep Inspirational Life Philosophy Worth 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
The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.
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Democracy End Freedom Government Imagination Policy Practice Safety
Socialist: A man suffering from an overwhelming conviction to believe what is not true.
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Believe Men Suffering True
The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.
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Himself Men Oneself
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
What men value in this world is not rights but privileges.
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Leadership Men Priviledge Right Value
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
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
No professional politician is ever actually in favor of public economy. It is his implacable enemy, and he knows it. All professional politicians are dedicated wholeheartedly to waste and corruption. They are the enemies of every decent man.
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Corruption Dedication Enemy Himself Man Politics Professional Waste

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