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Legend: A lie that has attained the dignity of age. - H.L. Mencken

Legend: A lie that has attained the dignity of age. – H.L. Mencken

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It is impossible to believe that the same God who permitted His own son to die a bachelor regards celibacy as an actual sin. – H.L. Mencken

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Religion
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Why assume so glibly that the God who presumably created the universe is still running it? It is certainly conceivable that He may have finished it and then turned it over to lesser gods to operate. – H.L. Mencken

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Perspective
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I loved history because to me, history was like watching a movie. – Quentin Tarantino

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Mans naked form belongs to no particular moment in history it is eternal, and can be looked upon with joy by the people of all ages. – Auguste Rodin

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What is history but a fable agreed upon? – Napoleon Bonaparte

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A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood. – George S. Patton

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