“ It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so. ”
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“ The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance. ”
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“ It's amazing how much "mature wisdom" resembles being too tired. ”
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“ Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow if tomorrow might improve the odds. ”
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“ I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. ”
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“ If God existed (a question concerning which Jubal maintained a meticulous intellectual neutrality) and if He desired to be worshiped (a proposition which Jubal found inherently improbable but conceivably possible in the dim light of his own ignorance), then (stipulating affirmatively both the above) it nevertheless seemed wildly unlikely to Jubal to the point of reductio ad absurdum that a God potent to shape galaxies would be titillated and swayed by the whoop-te-do nonsense the Fosterites offered Him as "worship. ”
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“ If God existed (a question concerning which Jubal maintained a meticulous intellectual neutrality) and if He desired to be worshiped (a proposition which Jubal found inherently improbable but conceivably possible in the dim light of his own ignorance), then (stipulating affirmatively both the above) it nevertheless seemed wildly unlikely to Jubal to the point of reductio ad absurdum that a God potent to shape galaxies would be titillated and swayed by the whoop-te-do nonsense the Fosterites offered Him as "worship. ”
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“ A fool cannot be protected from his folly. If you attempt to do so, you will not only arouse his animosity but also you will be attempting to deprive him of whatever benefit he is capable of deriving from experience. Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig. ”
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“ In a society in which it is a moral offense to be different from your neighbor your only escape is never to let them find out. ”
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“ If you are part of a society that votes, then do so. There may be no candidates and no measures you want to vote for... but there are certain to be ones you want to vote against. ”
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“ An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life. ”
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“ A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, cone a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. ”
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“ To be matter of fact about the world is to blunder into fantasy — and dull fantasy at that, as the real world is strange and wonderful. ”
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“ A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, cone a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. ”
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“ History does not record anywhere at any time a religion that has any rational basis. Religion is a crutch for people not strong enough to stand up to the unknown without help. But, like dandruff, most people do have a religion and spend time and money on it and seem to derive considerable pleasure from fiddling with it. ”
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“ A poet who reads his verse in public may have other nasty habits. ”
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“ Anyone can see a forest fire. Skill lies in sniffing the first smoke. ”
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“ Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for a black cat that isn't there. Theologians can persuade themselves of anything. ”
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“ If "everybody knows" such-and-such, then it ain't so, by at least ten thousand to one. ”
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“ Remind me to write an article on the compulsive reading of news. The theme will be that most neuroses can be traced to the unhealthy habit of wallowing in the troubles of five billion strangers. ”
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“ I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. ”
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“ A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, cone a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. ”
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“ People who go broke in a big way never miss any meals. It is the poor jerk who is shy a half slug who must tighten his belt. ”
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“ Happiness lies in being privileged to work hard for long hours in doing whatever you think is worth doing. One man may find happiness in supporting a wife and children. Another may find it in robbing banks. Still another may labor mightily for years in pursuing pure research with no discernible result… ”
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