"Democracy is grounded upon so childish a complex of fallacies that they must be protected by a rigid system of taboos, else even halfwits would argue it to pieces. Its first concern must be to penalize the free play of ideas."

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H. L. Mencken

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“The only teaching that a professor can give, in my opinion, is that of thinking in front of his students.”
“Once you turn pro and you're making the big money and kids are buying your sneakers and your skates and your gloves and so on, you are a member of that role model club.”
“Now it was just the three of us: the leader, the warrior, and the kid about to wet his pants. Guess who I was.”
“Because I'm English, I try not to make any purely American references, because I want to limit how much I'm pretending to be American.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“Even if it doesn't work out, the experience is so valuable to so many employers that your worst case scenario is, 'Ok, so that was a bust, I'll get a six-figure job at whatever company.' Risk is this outmoded idea - your parents might not understand that, but taking these types of risks doesn't have a downside.”
“In life there are certain sores which, like a kind of canker, slowly erode the soul in solitude.”
“Surely no issue unites us more than our appreciation for our military personnel who are bringing aid to devastated countries, defending us against terrorism, and fighting to make a free election possible in Iraq.”
“It's funny what they say about men in uniform - how people think women just can't resist 'em. Fact is, I think we're just pleased to see a man groomed, bathed, and wearing clothes that fit him.”

Source : Cherie Priest (2012). “Dreadnought”, p.230, Pan Macmillan

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