Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without any idea of death, they have no theologians to instruct them, their last moments are not disturbed by unwelcome and unpleasant ceremonies, their funerals cost them nothing, and no one starts lawsuits over their wills.

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The right to free speech is more important than the content of the speech.

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Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.

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It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.

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Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices.

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It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong.

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The more a man knows, the less he talks.

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If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.

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The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor.

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Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said.

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