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Civilization is a conspiracy. Modern life is the silent compact of

Civilization is a conspiracy. Modern life is the silent compact of comfortable folk to keep up pretences. – John Buchan

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The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there. – John Buchan

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Thats not a conspiracy theory, its history. – James Dye

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Who is that man over there? I dont know him. What is he doing? Is he a conspirator? Have you searched him? Give him till tomorrow to confess, then hang him! — hang him! – Oscar Wilde

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The search for conspiracy only increases the elements of morbidity and paranoia and fantasy in this country. It romanticizes crimes that are terrible because of their lack of purpose. It obscures our necessary understanding, all of us, that in this life there is often tragedy without reason. – Anthony Lewis

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In countries where associations are free, secret societies are unknown. In America there are factions, but no conspiracies. – Alexis de Tocqueville

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