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Todays comedian has a cross to bear that he built himself. A comed

Todays comedian has a cross to bear that he built himself. A comedian of the older generation did an act and he told the audience, This is my act. Todays comic is not doing an act. The audience assumes hes telling the truth. What is truth today may be a damn lie next week. – Lenny Bruce

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Take away the right to say “fuck” and you take away the right to say “fuck the government.” – Lenny Bruce

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