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Puritanism. The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.

H. L. Mencken

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
Imagine the Creator as a low comedian, and at once the world becomes explicable.
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Democracy Freedom Imagination World
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
Puritanism. The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.
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Fear God Happiness
Socialist: A man suffering from an overwhelming conviction to believe what is not true.
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Believe Men Suffering True
A church is a place in which gentlemen who have never been to Heaven brag about it to persons who will never get there.
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Funny Heaven Humor Person Place
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
After all is said and done, a hell lot of a lot more is said than done.
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Action Hell Talk
Free speech is too dangerous to a democracy to be permitted.
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Danger Democracy Freedom Scare
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
It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.
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Believe Funny Hard Man Transformation
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
On one issue, at least, men and women agree. They both distrust women.
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Funny Issues Man Trust Women
A judge is a law student who marks his own examination papers.
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Funny Justice Law Student
There’s really no point to voting. If it made any difference, it would probably be illegal.
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Democracy Difference Vote

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