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

Joseph Heller

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
From men motivated by moral certitude, history teaches, no lasting good ever comes.
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Goodness History Moral Teaching
He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody
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Lack Self Made Success
Remember that everyone deserves some fun during working hours.
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Deserve Fun Leadership Work
There is no disappointment so numbing as someone no better than you achieving more.
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Achievement Disappointment Numb
Insanity is contagious.
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Contagious Insane One Liner
What do you do when it rains?” The captain answered frankly. “I get wet.
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Rain Wet
Prostitution gives her an opportunity to meet people. It provides fresh air and wholesome exercise, and it keeps her out of trouble.
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Air Exercise Fresh Meet Opportunity People Prostitution Trouble
Death to all modifiers, he declared one day, and out of every letter that passed through his hands went every adverb and every adjective.
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Adjective Adverb Death Declare Hands
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
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
The question is: what is a sane man to do in an insane society?
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Depression Insane Man Society
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
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
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 wouldn’t want to live without strong misgivings.
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Freedom Live Strong

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

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