H. L. Mencken Quotes
It was morality that burned the books of the ancient sages, and morality that halted the free inquiry of the Golden Age and substituted for it the credulous imbecility of the Age of Faith. It was a fixed moral code and a fixed theology which robbed the human race of a thousand years by wasting them upon alchemy, heretic-burning, witchcraft and sacerdotalism.
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One of the most effective tools in Brazil's efforts to eradicate slavery is a register compiled by the government that lists individuals and businesses found using slave labor. Those on the 'dirty list,' as the register is known, are fined and remain on it for a minimum of two years during which they cannot access public funds.
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I think India has several advantages in the knowledge sector, in the software sector.
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Indeed, our British friends have decided to leave us - which is very sad for all of us - but life goes on, and the European Union as well goes on.
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I firmly believe that with President Trump in the White House, we have such a great opportunity as conservatives.
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These activists who support immigrants inadvertently become part of this international human-smuggling network.
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In theory, taxes should be like shopping. What I buy is government services. What I pay are my taxes.
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I like to go out and write. So I'll often go to a Starbucks or a local coffee bar, and I'll sit there and I'll write. I can write pretty much anywhere.
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I'm an artist at heart.
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I'm trying to knock the medical profession into accepting its responsibilities, and those responsibilities include assisting their patients with death.
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Beauty is when you can appreciate yourself. When you love yourself, that's when you're most beautiful.
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I grew up with a tribe of amazing women, but certainly my mother and my godmother really modeled women as actors.
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Coffee makes me go crazy.
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In many parts of the world, chaining of people with mental illnesses is not uncommon, nor is seeing people walking around in clearly an unwell state, half naked, and no one takes any notice of them. It is tragic. There is a basic human right, which is not about just healthcare, but it is about the right to life with dignity, a right to citizenship.
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For the first time, open source, peer-to-peer protocol developers can monetize their project on a protocol level.
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If I don't seem as depressed or morose as I should be, sorry to disappoint you.
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I wasn't making music consciously when I was younger. I was a musician, but that has its own stigmas. Anywhere on the planet, it's one of the more undervalued positions.
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I try to understand people who aren't as smart as me and not be hateful.
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You have to communicate with your teammates; you have to be on a string. There are a lot of things that go into a play. And then you are guarding a two or three, which is probably one of their better players on the team, so you're focused on them.
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Being married and having a child was not something I wanted, and I knew that at a very young age. I tend to be more solitary, and I'm truly a free spirit.
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I'm not much of a crier but it is mildly soul-destroying and exposing to do something physical that you are terrible at in front of other people.
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No war is inevitable until it breaks out.
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Dabbing was a way of fashion that turned into a dance.
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As the days went on, I didn't mind the games. In fact, I looked forward to them. That was the easiest part of all. I couldn't wait to get to the ballpark I'd be the first one there and I was willing to do anything. I think that's why the veterans liked me.
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It was morality that burned the books of the ancient sages, and morality that halted the free inquiry of the Golden Age and substituted for it the credulous imbecility of the Age of Faith. It was a fixed moral code and a fixed theology which robbed the human race of a thousand years by wasting them upon alchemy, heretic-burning, witchcraft and sacerdotalism.
