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Quote by Charles Churchill
Why should we fear; and what? The laws? They all are armed in

Why should we fear; and what? The laws?
They all are armed in virtues cause;
And aiming at the self-same end,
Satire is always virtues friend. – Charles Churchill

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Satire is tragedy plus time. You give it enough time, the public, the reviewers will allow you to satirize it. Which is rather ridiculous, when you think about it. – Lenny Bruce

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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reservd to blame, or to commend,
A timrous foe, and a suspicious friend. – Alexander Pope

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