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The only liberty an inferior man really cherishes is the liberty to quit work, stretch out in the sun, and scratch himself. – H.L. Mencken

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A Galileo could no more be elected president of the United States than he could be elected Pope of Rome. Both high posts are reserved for men favored by God with an extraordinary genius for swathing the bitter facts of life in bandages of self-illusion. – H.L. Mencken

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Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages. – H.L. Mencken

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It is labour indeed that puts the difference on everything. – John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, 1690

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Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop. – Ovid

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Without labor nothing prospers. – Sophocles

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