"The storm center of lawlessness in every American State is the State Capitol. It is there that the worst crimes are committed; it is there that lawbreaking attains to the estate and dignity of a learned profession; it is there that contempt for the laws is engendered, fostered, and spread broadcast."

-- H. L. Mencken

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“It`s always worth while before you do anything to consider whether it`s going to hurt another person more than is absolutely necessary.”
“How was is that life never worked out the way it did in his head?”

Source : Chris Wooding (2017). “Tales of the Ketty Jay: Retribution Falls, The Black Lung Captain, The Iron Jackal, The Ace of Skulls”, p.687, Hachette UK
“Everything you want is on the other side of fear.”

Source : Twitter post from Apr 09, 2013
“There was rarely an obvious branching point in a person's life. People changed slowly, over time. You didn't take on step, then find yourself in a completely new location. You first took a little step off a path to avoid some rocks. For a while, you walked alongside the path, but then you wandered out a little way to step on softer soil. Then you stopped paying attention as you drifted farther and farther away. Finally, you found yourself in the wrong city, wondering why the signs on the roadway hadn't led you better.”

Source : Brandon Sanderson (2016). “Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection”, p.75, Macmillan
“There is little to compare with the thrill of standing next to the creature in the winner's enclosure avoiding his hooves and receiving the congratulations of the press, your trainer and friends who backed it. What makes the experience so satisfying is that you, the owner, have had absolutely nothing to do with the horse winning.”
“Something like The Haunting is not worth the slightest consideration from me.”
“The government cannot love you, and any politics that works on a different assumption is destined for no good.”

Source : Jonah Goldberg (2008). “Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning”, p.160, Crown Forum
“All the world does as it is supposed to, except for humans. Maybe that's why you so often want to kill each other.”

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