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Archbishop - A Christian ecclesiastic of a rank superior to that attained by Christ.


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Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.



On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.

On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.



The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.

The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.



The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.



Morality is doing what is right, no matter what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, no matter what is right.

Morality is doing what is right, no matter what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, no matter what is right.



Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.




The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.

The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.



It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.

It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.



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Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.





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Let those who, still in their youth, have preserved their faith and fullness of hope, keep looking up.

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Our hope concerning the future is great, and our faith is strong. We know we’ve scarcely scratched the surface of that which will come to pass in the years that lie ahead.

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Conceit is a fog that envelops a man's real character beyond his own recognition. It weakens his native ability and strengthens all his inconsistencies .

Conceit is a fog that envelops a man's real character beyond his own recognition. It weakens his native ability and strengthens all his inconsistencies .



If ever there was a slamming of the door in the face of constructive investigation, it is the word miracle. To a medieval peasant, a radio would have seemed like a miracle.

If ever there was a slamming of the door in the face of constructive investigation, it is the word miracle. To a medieval peasant, a radio would have seemed like a miracle.



Let us enter into the house of knowledge of ourselves.

Let us enter into the house of knowledge of ourselves.




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