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Country is run by... financial powers & corporate interests [who] send their lawyers to Congress to make laws so that they don't have to pay taxes


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Our form of democracy is bribery, on the highest scale.

Our form of democracy is bribery, on the highest scale.



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There's a lot to be said for being nouveau riche, and the Reagans mean to say it all.



The unfed mind devours itself.

The unfed mind devours itself.



We are the United States of Amnesia, we learn nothing because we remember nothing.

We are the United States of Amnesia, we learn nothing because we remember nothing.



Democracy is supposed to give you the feeling of choice, like Painkiller X and Painkiller Y. But they're both just aspirin.

Democracy is supposed to give you the feeling of choice, like Painkiller X and Painkiller Y. But they're both just aspirin.



Write something, even if it's just a suicide note.

Write something, even if it's just a suicide note.



Persuading the people to vote against their own best interests has been the awesome genius of the American political elite from the beginning.

Persuading the people to vote against their own best interests has been the awesome genius of the American political elite from the beginning.



The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.

The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.



You know, I've been around the ruling class all my life, and I've been quite aware of their total contempt for the people of the country.

You know, I've been around the ruling class all my life, and I've been quite aware of their total contempt for the people of the country.



That loyal retainer of the Chase Manhattan Bank, the American president.

That loyal retainer of the Chase Manhattan Bank, the American president.





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... and you might say “no, you will never do that, that’s not you, not who I know, not who I thought you were”and I will say“watch me”for I never did this to fit inor stand outbut to live.

... and you might say “no, you will never do that, that’s not you, not who I know, not who I thought you were”and I will say“watch me”for I never did this to fit inor stand outbut to live.



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The Enemy is overcome by the blessed Passion and Death of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The Enemy is overcome by the blessed Passion and Death of our Lord Jesus Christ.



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It's his word against the Commander's, unless he wants to head a posse. Kick in the door, and what did I tell you? Caught in the act, sinfully Scrabbling. Quick, eat those words.

It's his word against the Commander's, unless he wants to head a posse. Kick in the door, and what did I tell you? Caught in the act, sinfully Scrabbling. Quick, eat those words.



I study the Bible all week, pray to the Lord, and then I speak from my heart. It's all about brutal honesty.

I study the Bible all week, pray to the Lord, and then I speak from my heart. It's all about brutal honesty.



The most important battle is one to conquer yourself.

The most important battle is one to conquer yourself.




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