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The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.

H. L. Mencken

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
Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.
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Freedom Government Integrity Live Men Shame
The final test of truth is ridicule. Very few dogmas have ever faced it and survived.
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Face Survive Truth
Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.
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Easy Hard Love Relationship Stop War
Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.
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Animal Art Democracy Science
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
Morality is doing what is right, no matter what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, no matter what is right.
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Atheist Moral Motivational Religion Right
The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God’s children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil.
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Children Failure God Man Success Theory
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
On one issue, at least, men and women agree. They both distrust women.
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Funny Issues Man Trust Women
Free speech is too dangerous to a democracy to be permitted.
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Danger Democracy Freedom Scare
Most people want security in this world, not liberty.
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Deep Freedom Liberty People Security
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
When somebody says it’s not about the money, it’s about the money.
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Deep Money
When fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression.
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Limitation Oppression Power War
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

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