“Because you can't argue with all the fools in the world. It's easier to let them have their way, then trick them when they're not paying attention.”
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“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.”
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“[In the Universe it may be that] Primitive life is very common and intelligent life is fairly rare. Some would say it has yet to occur on Earth.”
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“When a great genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign; that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."
[Thoughts on Various Subjects]”
― Abolishing Christianity and Other Essays
[Thoughts on Various Subjects]”
― Abolishing Christianity and Other Essays
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