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Imagine the Creator as a low comedian, and at once the world becomes explicable.

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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
Journalism is to politician as dog is to lamp-post.
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Career Dog Journalism Politics
Evangelical Christianity, as everyone knows, is founded upon hate, as the Christianity of Christ was founded upon love.
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Build Hate Love Religion
Freedom of press is limited to those who own one.
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Freedom Funny Limitation Oneself Politics
Free speech is too dangerous to a democracy to be permitted.
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Danger Democracy Freedom Scare
For every problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong.
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Choice Moral Philosophy Problem Simplicity Wrong
What men value in this world is not rights but privileges.
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Leadership Men Priviledge Right Value
No one in this world, so far as I know – and I have searched the records for years, and employed agents to help me – has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people.
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Greatness Help Intelligence Lost Money Oneself People Search World
The kind of man who demands that government enforce his ideas is always the kind whose ideas are idiotic.
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Freedom Government Ideas Kind Men
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
On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.
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Desire Funny Glory Greatness Heart
After all is said and done, a hell lot of a lot more is said than done.
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Action Hell Talk
Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.
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Animal Art Democracy Science
Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.
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Election Liberty Material Politics
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
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Anger Black Funny Hands Time
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

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