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" Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good. "
H. L. Mencken
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" We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart. "
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" In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican. "
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" The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable. "
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" An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup. "
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" Nevertheless, it is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man. "
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" One may no more live in the world without picking up the moral prejudices of the world than one will be able to go to hell without perspiring. "
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