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spooky3 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-05 09:50 PM
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"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics
are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people are so full of doubts."

Bertrand Russell

seemed a good quote to sleep on
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kliljedahl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-05 09:54 PM
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1. He & HL Mencken, Twain too, keep me semi-sane.
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Nikki Stone 1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-05 09:57 PM
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2. God that's so true!
Thanks for the thought.
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nytemare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-05 10:00 PM
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3. I read a book by him, very interesting stuff.
I used to think being a "skeptic" was awful, but I now realize that is what I am. I just look at it as accepting reality for what it is, and there is still plenty of wonder in reality.
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Old and In the Way Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-05 10:08 PM
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4. A conservative is someone who believes in reform. But not now.
Mort Sahl

Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress, but I repeat myself.

Matk Twain


A conservative is a man who thinks and sits, but mostly sits.

Woodrow Wilson


Fascism is Capitalism in decay.

Lenin


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spooky3 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-05 10:12 PM
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5. very insightful!
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