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

Joseph Heller

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
Frankly, I’d like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry.
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Government Industry Private Togetherness
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
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
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
Insanity is contagious.
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Contagious Insane One Liner
He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
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Attempt Die Forever Live Man
When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective.
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Disagree Objective Urge
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
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Mad Paranoid
Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.
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Alive Death Die Furious Life
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
Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
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Acceptance Mankind Resilence Tomorrow
I’m not running away from my responsibilities. I’m running to them. There’s nothing negative about running away to save my life.
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Life Negative Responsiblity Run Save
Remember that everyone deserves some fun during working hours.
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Deserve Fun Leadership Work
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
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

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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