H. L. Mencken Quotes
The thing constantly overlooked by those hopefuls who talk about abolishing war is that it is by no means an evidence of decay but rather a proof of health and vigor.
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No Americans wants to see somebody lose their house because of health bills. Their boat? Maybe. Maybe the boat. But not the house.
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To achieve a lasting peace in the Middle East takes guts, not guns.
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CERN is a centre of scientific excellence and a source of pride and inspiration for physicists from all over the world, a cradle for technology and innovation, and a shining concrete example of scientific cooperation and peace.
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In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one.
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I want to encourage women to take control of their health.
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Eliminating fighting would mean eliminating the jobs of the 'fighters,' meaning these guys would not have NHL careers.
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War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man.
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In the same way that our school system feels strongly about requiring vaccinations and annual physicals, I feel strongly that it is essential to add a mental health component to that annual physical.
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Forget it, Louis, no Civil War picture ever made a nickel.
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We have a vision of South Africa in which black and white shall live and work together as equals in conditions of peace and prosperity.
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I mean, I'm an actor. I do what comes along.
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For me, peace is a fundamental human right of every child; it is inevitable and divine.
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Nothing is better than peace, by which all warfare of heavenly and earthly foes is brought to naught.
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Only the winners decide what were war crimes.
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The president led us into the Iraq war on the basis of unproven assertions without evidence; he embraced a radical doctrine of pre-emptive war unprecedented in our history; and he failed to build a true international coalition.
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As a child, I went to peace and ERA marches on the back of my mom and grandmother. Through them I learned that I wanted to find a way to make the world a more kind, compassionate place.
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There is a clear interest within ISIS to drag Israel into a war with them. If they do so, they will be able to paint Israel as having an alliance with the states fighting against them.
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Anyone graduating from medical school in 1966 had first to fulfill military service before launching a career. Fiercely opposed to the Vietnam War, I sought to avoid it through an assignment to the Public Health Service.
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Sorry, is my new Djinn name Mushroom ? Because I don’t like being kept in the dark and fed bullshit, David. Just so you know.
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Perhaps in nearly every joy, as certainly in every pleasure, cruelty has its place.
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I'm not cheap, I'm thrifty.
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Beauty attracts beauty. If you want to know what you are, look at what you are drawn to.
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When you have a diagnosis of cancer, or any serious illness, your choices are basically to be passive and kind of accept whatever is offered you, or to be active and to learn about your disease, and understand your options, and be an active partner with your doctor. That's the course I took with all three of my cancers.
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The thing constantly overlooked by those hopefuls who talk about abolishing war is that it is by no means an evidence of decay but rather a proof of health and vigor.
