Quote #34

Orthodoxy is a relaxation of the mind accompanied by a stiffening of the heart.

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  2. Better a cruel truth than a comfortable delusion.
  3. From the point of view of a tapeworm, man was created by God to serve the appetite of the tapeworm.
  4. The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.
  5. Whatever we cannot easily understand we call God; this saves much wear and tear on the brain tissues.
  6. No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets.
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  8. A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.

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