The human brain is a complex organ with the wonderful power of enabling man to find reasons for continuing to believe whatever it is that he wants to believe.

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Doctors put drugs of which they know little into bodies of which they know less for diseases of which they know nothing at all.

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Those who can be made to believe absurdities can be made to commit atrocities.

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

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In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.

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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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Is politics nothing other than the art of deliberately lying?

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Many are destined to reason wrongly; others, not to reason at all; and others, to persecute those who do reason.

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

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

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