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"And they that rule in England, in stately conclaves met, alas, alas for England they have no graves as yet."

"I believe the term is 'eminent domain.'Ah, yes. That means 'theft by the government."

"Political or military commentators, like astrologers, can survive almost any mistake, because their more devoted followers do not look to them for an appraisal of the facts but for the stimulation of nationalistic loyalties."

"If you have to say or do something controversial, aim so that people will hate that they love it and not love that they hate it."
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"My experience of ships is that on them one makes an interesting discovery about the world. One finds one can do without it completely."

"Only the old are innocent. That is what the Victorians understood, and the Christians. Original sin is a property of the young. The old grow beyond corruption very quickly."

"If God had been a liberal, we wouldn't have had the Ten Commandments - we'd have the Ten Suggestions."

"English history is all about men liking their fathers, and American history is all about men hating their fathers and trying to burn down everything they ever did."
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