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A grave blockhead should always go about with a lively one - they

A grave blockhead should always go about with a lively one – they show one another off to the best advantage. – William Hazlitt

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Defoe says that there were a hundred thousand country fellows in his time ready to fight to the death against popery, without knowing whether popery was a man or a horse. – William Hazlitt

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Life is the art of being well deceived and in order that the deception may succeed it must be habitual and uninterrupted. – William Hazlitt

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All I try to do is create an atmosphere that seems comfortable enough, that it removes tension and everyone feels free. If they feel free then behaviour happens, small moments happen and thats what ultimately works the best for me. – Barry Levinson

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For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security. – Thomas Jefferson

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