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Why is anything intrinsically so valueless so obviously desirable?


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Oligopoly is an imperfect monopoly. Like the despotism of the Dual Monarchy, it is saved only by its incompetence.



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Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.



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But there is merit even in the mentally retarded legislator. He asks the questions that everyone is afraid to ask for fear of seeming simple.



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Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.



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If all else fails immortality can always be assured by adequate error.



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The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled.



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There is certainly no absolute standard of beauty. That precisely is what makes its pursuit so interesting.



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Simple minds, presumably, are the easiest to manage.



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