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It doesn’t make a damned bit of difference who wins the war to someone who’s dead.

Joseph Heller

Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
JOSEPH HELLER

Deep Mad Medal Men Reward
I wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
JOSEPH HELLER

Freedom Live Strong
Where were you born?” “On a battlefield,” [Yossarian] answered. “No, no. In what state were you born?” “In a state of innocence.
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Born Innocence
He was never without misery, and never without hope.
JOSEPH HELLER

Hope Misery
The villains will come along. There were plenty in the Carter administration, and there will be plenty with Reagan.
JOSEPH HELLER

Villain
Let’s take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.
JOSEPH HELLER

Drive Live Packet
Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
JOSEPH HELLER

Civilization Earth End Peace
In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.
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Accident Failure Predict
She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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Epitome She Smile Sorrow Time
The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.
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Country Dare Exercise Freedom Independence Traditonal
You’re an intelligent person of great moral character who has taken a very courageous stand. I’m an intelligent person with no moral character at all, so I’m in an ideal position to appreciate it.
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Appreciation Character Courage Intelligence Moral
When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
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Disagree Objective Urge
The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.
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Enemy Kill War
Something did happen to me somewhere that robbed me of confidence and courage and left me with a fear of discovery and change and a positive dread of everything unknown that may occur.
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Change Confidence Courage Discovery Dread Fear Lost
But that was war. Just about all he could find in its favor was that it paid well and liberated children from the pernicious influence of their parents.
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Children Favor Influence Liberation Parents War
Never quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret it.
JOSEPH HELLER

Job Principle Quit Regret

It doesn’t make a damned bit of difference who wins the war to someone who’s dead.

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