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A sense of humor always withers in the presence of the messianic delusion, like justice and the truth in front of patriotic passion.

H. L. Mencken

When somebody says it’s not about the money, it’s about the money.
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Deep Money
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
If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner.
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Food Politics Promise
The American people, North and South, went into the [Civil] war as citizens of their respective states, they came out as subjects … what they thus lost they have never got back.
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Citizenship Liberty Lost People War
A judge is a law student who marks his own examination papers.
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Funny Justice Law Student
Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.
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Easy Hard Love Relationship Stop War
A man may be a fool and not know it, but not if he is married.
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Fools Funny Himself Man Marriage
It is the classic fallacy of our time that a moron run through a university and decorated with a Ph.D. will thereby cease to be a moron.
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Education Ourselves Run Time
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
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
Journalism is to politician as dog is to lamp-post.
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Career Dog Journalism Politics
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
Sometimes the idiots outvote the sensible people.
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Democracy People Vote
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
There’s really no point to voting. If it made any difference, it would probably be illegal.
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Democracy Difference Vote
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

A sense of humor always withers in the presence of the messianic delusion, like justice and the truth in front of patriotic passion.

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