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“No man ever threw away life while it was worth keeping.”
― Essays on Suicide and the Immortality of the Soul
― Essays on Suicide and the Immortality of the Soul
“A fire broke out backstage in a theatre. The clown came out to warn the public; they thought it was a joke and applauded. He repeated it; the acclaim was even greater. I think that's just how the world will come to an end: to general applause from wits who believe it's a joke.”
― Either/Or, Part I
― Either/Or, Part I
“The main mark of modern governments is that we do not know who governs, de facto any more than de jure. We see the politician and not his backer; still less the backer of the backer; or, what is most important of all, the banker of the backer.”
― The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
― The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
“Jimmy Carter is not the President of the United States. The Trilateral Commission is the President of the United States; I represent the Trilateral Commission.”
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