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The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.

Joseph Heller

She was the epitome of stately sorrow each time she smiled.
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Epitome She Smile Sorrow Time
From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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Goodness History Moral Teaching
It doesn’t make a damned bit of difference who wins the war to someone who’s dead.
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Dead Difference War Win
There was no telling what people might find out once they felt free to ask whatever questions they wanted to.
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Freedom People Question Want
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
They agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.
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Agree Education Necessary People Possible Question
Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
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Acceptance Mankind Resilence Tomorrow
Men went mad and were rewarded with medals.
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Deep Mad Medal Men Reward
Never quit a job as a matter of principle. You’ll always regret it.
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Job Principle Quit Regret
There is no disappointment so numbing as someone no better than you achieving more.
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Achievement Disappointment Numb
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Achievement Born Medicore Mediocrity Men Sarcastic Thrust
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
I’ve only had four ideas for a novel in my life, and I’ve written all of them.
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Ideas Life Novel Writing
Let’s take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.
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Drive Live Packet
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
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Mad Paranoid
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

The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.

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