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- Man cannot be uplifted; he must be seduced into virtue.
- A demagogue is a person with whom we disagree as to which gang should mismanage the country.
- An idea isn't responsible for the people who believe in it.
- An optimist is a guy that never has had much experience.
- A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.
- Did you ever notice that when a politician does get an idea he usually gets it all wrong.
Last reviewed 2026-07-06