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Self-control is one of the most exhilarating of pleasures.


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Though liberals do a great deal of talking about hearing other points of view, it sometimes shocks them to learn that there are other points of view.

Though liberals do a great deal of talking about hearing other points of view, it sometimes shocks them to learn that there are other points of view.



I'd rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University.

I'd rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University.



Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views.

Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views.



The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.

The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.



Back in the thirties we were told we must collectivize the nation because the people were so poor. Now we are told we must collectivize the nation because the people are so rich.

Back in the thirties we were told we must collectivize the nation because the people were so poor. Now we are told we must collectivize the nation because the people are so rich.



What yells out at the US public . . . is the incandescent hypocrisy of so many people who, in the name of free speech, persecute its practitioners if their opinions are conservative.

What yells out at the US public . . . is the incandescent hypocrisy of so many people who, in the name of free speech, persecute its practitioners if their opinions are conservative.



Liberals, it has been said, are generous with other peoples' money, except when it comes to questions of national survival when they prefer to be generous with other people's freedom and security.

Liberals, it has been said, are generous with other peoples' money, except when it comes to questions of national survival when they prefer to be generous with other people's freedom and security.



I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.

I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.



The socialized state is to justice, order, and freedom what the Marquis de Sade is to love.

The socialized state is to justice, order, and freedom what the Marquis de Sade is to love.



When it is not possible to reason with holy warriors, it is necessary to immobilize them or crush them.

When it is not possible to reason with holy warriors, it is necessary to immobilize them or crush them.





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All humans are sentient and sapient beings so they have the ability to perceive, think, and act using their knowledge, experience, insight, and conscience.

All humans are sentient and sapient beings so they have the ability to perceive, think, and act using their knowledge, experience, insight, and conscience.



I guess by now I should know enough about loss to realize that you never really stop missing someone-you just learn to live around the huge gaping hole of their absence.

I guess by now I should know enough about loss to realize that you never really stop missing someone-you just learn to live around the huge gaping hole of their absence.



As we acquire knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible, but more mysterious.

As we acquire knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible, but more mysterious.



Skepticism is the sadism of embittered souls.

Skepticism is the sadism of embittered souls.



I always felt that one day I would have to make the change in my own life, bite the bullet and see what it is to be a composer who conducts rather than the other way around.

I always felt that one day I would have to make the change in my own life, bite the bullet and see what it is to be a composer who conducts rather than the other way around.



The power of God is available to you today to help you do whatever you need to do and with a smile on your face!

The power of God is available to you today to help you do whatever you need to do and with a smile on your face!



Many blue-collar families struggling to pay rent would be happy to skip paying optional union dues.

Many blue-collar families struggling to pay rent would be happy to skip paying optional union dues.



Everything in your life is there as a vehicle for your transformation. Use it!

Everything in your life is there as a vehicle for your transformation. Use it!



It is remarkable that in all of his writings Paul's prayers for his friends contain no appeals for changes in their circumstances.

It is remarkable that in all of his writings Paul's prayers for his friends contain no appeals for changes in their circumstances.



Turks continued their previous policy. They would not stop committing massive and most awful massacres that even Leng Timur would not dare to do.

Turks continued their previous policy. They would not stop committing massive and most awful massacres that even Leng Timur would not dare to do.




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