Quote #199
In religion and politics, people's beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second hand, and without examination.
More from Mark Twain
- When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.
- Wagner's music is better than it sounds.
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- Warm summer sun, shine kindly here; Warm southern wind, blow softly here; Green sod above, lie light, lie light - Good-night, dear heart, g…
- You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
- The minority is always in the right. The majority is always in the wrong.
- If you don't read the newspaper, you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper, you are misinformed. (Sometimes quoted as newspapers.)
- There are three kinds of lies - Lies, damned lies, and statistics.