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Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.

H. L. Mencken

Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.
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Animal Art Democracy Science
The one permanent emotion of the inferior man is fear – fear of the unknown, the complex, the inexplicable. What he wants above everything else is safety.
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Courage Emotion Fear Himself Men Safety
For every problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong.
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Choice Moral Philosophy Problem Simplicity Wrong
The only good bureaucrat is one with a pistol at his head. Put it in his hand and it’s good-bye to the Bill of Rights.
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Democracy Goodness Hands Right
Freedom of press is limited to those who own one.
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Freedom Funny Limitation Oneself Politics
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
Sometimes the idiots outvote the sensible people.
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Democracy People Vote
Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.
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Election Liberty Material Politics
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
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
There are two impossibilities in life: “just one drink” and “an honest politician.”
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Honesty Impossible Life Politics
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
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
Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
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Belief Freedom Ignorance Rule Wisdom
Most people want security in this world, not liberty.
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Deep Freedom Liberty People Security
Don’t overestimate the decency of the human race.
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Dignity Human Race

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