"There is an inverse relationship between reliance on the state and self-reliance."
-William F. Buckley, Jr.
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"Truth is a demure lady, much too ladylike to knock you on your head and drag you to her cave. She is there, but people must want her, and seek her out.“
-William F. Buckley, Jr.
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"I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would affront your intelligence."
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"Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time."
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-Bob Kane
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"The most solid piece of scientific truth I know of is that we are profoundly ignorant about nature."
-Lewis Thomas
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