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The brain that doesn't feed itself, eats itself.


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



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The unfed mind devours itself.



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



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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.



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



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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.



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