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Quote of the Day: O’Rourke on Political Parties

September 8, 2008

“The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn.  The Republicans are the party that says government doesn’t work and then they get elected and prove it.”  ~ P.J. O’Rourke

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Quote of the Day: Rebecca West on Feminism

September 7, 2008

“I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is.
I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a door mat or a prostitute.”
~ Rebecca West

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Quote of the day: Albert Einstein on God

September 6, 2008

“It seems to me that the idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I cannot take seriously. I also cannot imagine some will or goal outside the human sphere. … Science has been charged with undermining morality, but the charge is unjust.
A man’s ethical behaviour should be based effectually on sympathy, [...]

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The best damned statement by an atheist ever

January 15, 2008

There are 49 more over at Left of Zen, but here’s the best of the best if I may be so bold:
If we go back to the beginning, we shall find that ignorance and fear created the gods; that fancy, enthusiasm, or deceit adorned them; that weakness worships them; that credulity preserves them and [...]

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