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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.

H. L. Mencken

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
Don’t overestimate the decency of the human race.
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Dignity Human Race
Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
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Belief Freedom Ignorance Rule Wisdom
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
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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Heart Husband Intelligence Listening Men Simplicity Woman
The State doesn’t just want you to obey, it wants to make you WANT to obey.
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Government Politics Yourself
The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.
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Danger Government Himself Men Thinking
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
Misogynist: A man who hates women as much as women hate one another.
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Feminism Hate Man Women
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
On one issue, at least, men and women agree. They both distrust women.
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Funny Issues Man Trust Women
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
When fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression.
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Limitation Oppression Power War
Change is not progress.
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Change Difference One Liner Progress
When somebody says it’s not about the money, it’s about the money.
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Deep Money
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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Death Freedom Ideal Kill Sick

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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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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