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Mary McCarthy Quotes: Old money is fully as moronic as new money but it has inherited an appearance of cultivation.
         

Old money is fully as moronic as new money but it has inherited an appearance of cultivation.


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Understanding is often a prelude to forgiveness, but they are not the same, and we often forgive what we cannot understand (seeing nothing else to do) and understand what we cannot pardon.



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Every word she writes is a lie, including "and" and "the."



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Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism.



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If someone tells you he is going to make a 'realistic decision', you immediately understand that he has resolved to do something bad.



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For self-realization, a rebel demands a strong authority, a worthy opponent, God to his Lucifer.



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We are the hero of our own story.



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Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual by the state pending good behavior.





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