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- All great religions, in order to escape absurdity, have to admit a dilution of agnosticism. It is only the savage, whether of the African bush…
- The government consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They have, taking one with another, no special talent for the business…
- The government consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They have, taking one with another, no special talent for the business…
- I drink exactly as much as I want, and one drink more.
- The fact is that the average man's love of liberty is nine-tenths imaginary, exactly like his love of sense, justice and truth. Liberty is not…
- Life may not be exactly pleasant, but it is at least not dull. Heave yourself into Hell today, and you may miss, tomorrow or next…
- For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together. Our friends seldom profit us but they make us feel…
- The fact is that the average man's love of liberty is nine-tenths imaginary, exactly like his love of sense, justice and truth.
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