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They agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.

Joseph Heller

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.
JOSEPH HELLER

Appreciation Character Courage Intelligence Moral
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 laws of nature are only as immutable as the minds which promote them. Ignorance of the law is 9/10ths of the law. Just because you aren’t paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you.
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Ignorance Law Mind Nature Paranoid Promote
When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
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Boy Grow Up Little
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
While none of the work we do is very important, it is important that we do a great deal of it.
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Deal Greatness Important Work
When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
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Disagree Objective Urge
What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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Rain Wet
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
History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind.
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Bag Coincidence History Open Random Trash Wind
I don’t understand the process of imagination-though I know that I am very much at its mercy.
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Imagination Mercy Process Understand
All of my books deal in a very rough, rude fashion with subjects about which there are great conflicts of opinion.
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Book Conflict Deal Fashion Opinion Rude Subject
Success and failure are both difficult to endure. Along with success come drugs, divorce, fornication, bullying, travel, meditation, medication, depression, neurosis and suicide. With failure comes failure.
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Bulling Difficult Drug Endurance Failure Meditation Success Suicide
For war there is always enough. It’s peace that’s expensive.
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Enough Expensive Peace War
Remember that everyone deserves some fun during working hours.
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Deserve Fun Leadership Work
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

They agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.

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They agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.

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