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Frankly, I’d like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry.

Joseph Heller

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

Agree Education Necessary People Possible Question
Insanity is contagious.
JOSEPH HELLER

Contagious Insane One Liner
The villains will come along. There were plenty in the Carter administration, and there will be plenty with Reagan.
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Villain
I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.
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Country Crazy Executive Scare
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
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
When I grow up I want to be a little boy.
JOSEPH HELLER

Boy Grow Up Little
You know, that might be the answer – to act boastfully about something we ought to be ashamed of. That’s a trick that never seems to fail.
JOSEPH HELLER

Ashame Failure Trick
Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.
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Acceptance Mankind Resilence Tomorrow
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
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 don’t believe in miracles because it’s been a long time since we’ve had any.
JOSEPH HELLER

Broken Heart Miracle Time
He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.
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Attempt Die Forever Live Man
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
Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
JOSEPH HELLER

Civilization Earth End Peace
I don’t understand the process of imagination-though I know that I am very much at its mercy.
JOSEPH HELLER

Imagination Mercy Process Understand

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