Quote of the Day

“The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.”
– H. L. Mencken

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Quote of the Day

“To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there’s no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other.”
— Jack Handey

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“Washington DC is the only place in America where people put bumper stickers on their cars the day ‘after’ the election.”
– Cokie Roberts

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Quote of the Day

“Gods don’t like people not doing much work. People who aren’t busy all the time might start to think.”
– Sir Terry Pratchett

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