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Any kind of history you read is basically the winning side telling you the others were bad.


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Freedom isn't to do what you want at somebody else's expense.



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I'm very open about my politics. I don't believe in any political party at all, none of them.



I'm no one's lap dog, you can't put me on a leash.

I'm no one's lap dog, you can't put me on a leash.



Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?

Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?



Punk became a circus didn't it? Everybody got it wrong. The message was supposed to be: Don't follow us, do what you want!

Punk became a circus didn't it? Everybody got it wrong. The message was supposed to be: Don't follow us, do what you want!



Just because people think politically different to you doesn't mean they're inhuman.

Just because people think politically different to you doesn't mean they're inhuman.



Sometimes the most positive thing you can be in a boring society is absolutely negative.

Sometimes the most positive thing you can be in a boring society is absolutely negative.



Obama's dense as a doorbell; not much going on up there - it's a wooden top.

Obama's dense as a doorbell; not much going on up there - it's a wooden top.



You'd have to be daft as a brush to say you didn't like Pink Floyd.

You'd have to be daft as a brush to say you didn't like Pink Floyd.



I'm not this callous clown walking around laughing at life all the time. I've had some serious, serious problems in my life. But I've come out with a smile.

I'm not this callous clown walking around laughing at life all the time. I've had some serious, serious problems in my life. But I've come out with a smile.





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who want to benefit from the commonwealth must contribute to the common purse.



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The way to encourage people to be accountable is to engage the responsible, accountable, trustworthy part of their brain.



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Some people are asking me questions like this is a more shocking subject, which is so strange.



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When I got home, I was trying to figure out how to be home. Like, be home in a sense that had nothing to do with music.



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I think Americans really need to start thinking globally. As resources become more dear, we will be pulled closer to the rest of the world anyway.



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