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" There were a lot of gods. Gods always come in handy, they justify almost anything. "
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Margaret Atwood
dogma , extremism
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H. G. Wells
Advertising , Lying
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Edgar Allan Poe
Man
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" The take-home message is that we should blame religion itself, not religious extremism - as though that were some kind of terrible perversion of real, decent religion. Voltaire got it right long ago: 'Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.' So did Bertrand Russell: 'Many people would sooner die than think. In fact they do. "
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Bertrand Russell
Religion , extremism
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" Cobb is a prick. But he sure can hit. God Almighty, that man can hit. "
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Babe Ruth
God , Man
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" Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible. "
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Marcel Proust
Happiness , Purpose , Unhappiness
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" Stupidity is a talent for misconception. "
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Edgar Allan Poe
Talent , Stupidity
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Edgar Allan Poe
Midnight
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Edgar Allan Poe
Sanity
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" The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress. "
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Quentin Crisp
Law , Dress , Expediency
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